IP Library Granted Patent US 11,060,343
Granted Patent B2
US 11,060,343 · App. 16/588,571 · Granted Jul 13, 2021

Glass panel unit

Inventors: Hiroyuki Abe (Osaka, JP); Eiichi Uriu (Osaka, JP); Tasuku Ishibashi (Ishikawa, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 11,060,343
App. No.
16/588,571
Granted
Jul 13, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The glass panel unit includes a first glass panel, a second glass panel, a seal, an evacuated space, and a spacer. The second glass panel is placed opposite the first glass panel. The seal with a frame shape hermetically bonds the first glass panel and the second glass panel to each other. The evacuated space is enclosed by the first glass panel, the second glass panel, and the seal. The spacer is placed between the first glass panel and the second glass panel. The spacer includes a stack of two or more films including at least one resin film.

Claims (16)

1. A glass panel unit comprising:

a first glass panel;

a second glass panel placed opposite the first glass panel;

a seal with a frame shape hermetically bonding the first glass panel and the second glass panel to each other;

an evacuated space enclosed by the first glass panel, the second glass panel, and the seal; and

at least one spacer placed between the first glass panel and the second glass panel,

the at least one spacer including a stack,

the stack including two or more polyimide films directly bonded to each other,

the two or more polyimide films having the same shape in plan view and the same thickness as each other.

2. The glass panel unit of claim 1 , wherein:

the stack includes only two polyimide films, and

the two polyimide films of the stack are adjacent to the first glass panel and the second glass panel, respectively.

3. The glass panel unit of claim 1 , wherein

the two or more resin films are bonded to each other with polyamide acid.

4. The glass panel unit of claim 1 , wherein

the at least one spacer including the stack is prepared by being cut into a shape in accordance with a shape of the stack after bonding the two or more polyimide films.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Mar 17, 2026
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 075166/0563 →
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Mar 17, 2026
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC HOUSING SOLUTIONS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 075144/0149 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-240320 · Nov 27, 2014 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15529005
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