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US 12,247,438 · App. 17/389,603 · Granted Mar 11, 2025

Double-pane insulating glazing units

Inventor: Keith James Burrows (Mineral Point, WI)
Assignee: Cardinal CG Company
E06B3/6715B32B17/08E06B3/66E06B3/67E06B9/24B32B2255/20B32B2419/00E06B2003/6638E06B2009/2417
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Patent No.
US 12,247,438
App. No.
17/389,603
Granted
Mar 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides a double-pane insulating glazing unit having a single between-pane space. The single between-pane space is located between the two glass panes. Preferably, the double-pane insulating glazing unit is devoid of a third glass pane. The double-pane insulating glazing unit has an aerogel layer located in the between-pane space.

Claims (20)

1. A double-pane insulating glazing unit, the double-pane insulating glazing unit having a single between-pane space and two glass panes, such that the single between-pane space is located between the two glass panes, and the double-pane insulating glazing unit is devoid of a third glass pane and is devoid of a second between-pane space, the double-pane insulating glazing unit further comprising a spacer located between the two glass panes, the spacer being adhered to each of the two glass panes by one or more beads of sealant, the single between-pane space being located between the two glass panes and having a width in a range of from 14 to 21 mm, the double-pane insulating glazing unit having an aerogel layer that is located in the single between-pane space and carried alongside one of the two glass panes such that the aerogel layer is supported by said one of the two glass panes, the double-pane insulating glazing unit having a vision area, the aerogel layer having a perimeter edge that is outside the vision area of the double-pane insulating glazing unit, and the perimeter edge of aerogel layer being separated from the one or more beads of sealant, wherein the aerogel layer occupies less than 50% of the width of the single between-pane space, such that a gas gap is provided in the single between-pane space alongside the aerogel layer, the gas gap having a width in a range of from 10.5 to 13.5 mm and containing a gaseous atmosphere comprising argon or a mixture of argon and air, the aerogel layer having a haze of less than 2%, the double-pane insulating glazing unit having a U factor of less than 0.2 Btu/(h·f 2 ·° F.) but greater than 0.14 Btu/(h·f 2 ·° F.) and a visible transmission of greater than 0.65 but less than 0.76, and the double-pane insulating glazing unit having a transmitted color characterized by an a h coordinate in a range of from 0 to −6 and a b h coordinate in a range of from −1 to 5.

2. The double-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 1 wherein the aerogel layer has a thickness of greater than 2 mm but less than 8 mm.

3. The double-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 1 wherein the aerogel layer is devoid of flowable aerogel particles.

4. The double-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 1 wherein the aerogel layer is formed by a single aerogel sheet adhered to the interior surface of the second one of the two glass panes.

5. The double-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 4 wherein the aerogel sheet is a self-supporting sheet.

6. The double-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 1 wherein the width of the gas gap is in a range of from 11 to 13 mm.

7. The double-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 1 wherein the aerogel layer has opposed faces, including one face in contact with an interior surface of said one of the two glass panes, and including another face that is exposed to the single between-pane space.

8. The double-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 1 wherein the transmitted color of the double-pane insulating glazing unit is characterized by the a h coordinate being in a range of from −1 to −5 and the b h coordinate being in a range of from 0 to 4.

9. The double-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 1 wherein the double-pane insulating glazing unit has a reflected color characterized by an a h coordinate in a range of from 2 to −4 and a b h coordinate in a range of from 1 to −5.

10. The double-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 9 wherein the reflected color of the double-pane insulating glazing unit is characterized by the a h coordinate being in a range of from 1 to −3 and the b h coordinate being in a range of from 0 to −4.

11. The double-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 1 wherein the aerogel layer is carried alongside said one of the two glass panes such that the aerogel layer is in direct contact with the glass of said one of the two glass panes.

12. The double-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 1 wherein the aerogel layer does not contact the spacer.

13. The double-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 12 wherein the aerogel layer is separated from the spacer by about 1-5 mm.

14. The double-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 12 wherein the aerogel layer is separated from the spacer by about 2-4 mm.

15. The double-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 1 wherein the haze is less than 1%.

16. The double-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 1 wherein the aerogel layer has a visible transmittance of greater than 95%.

17. The double-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 6 wherein the double-pane insulating glazing unit has a thickness of less than 30 mm.

18. The double-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 17 wherein the thickness of the double-pane insulating glazing unit is less than 23 mm.

19. The double-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 1 wherein the aerogel layer is a single aerogel sheet, such that there is only one aerogel sheet in the single between-pane space.

20. The double-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 1 wherein the aerogel layer has an R value of between 0.9 and 3.8 ft 2 ·° F.·h/BTU.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 4, 2021
From: BURROWS, KEITH JAMES
To: CARDINAL CG COMPANY
Reel/Frame 057082/0019 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63062965 · Aug 7, 2020
Related Publication 20220042370A1 · Feb 10, 2022
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