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US 12,352,102 · App. 17/971,176 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Aerogel glazing adhesion and IG unit technology

Inventors: Kellen C. Kitzman (Middleton, WI); Keith James Burrows (Mineral Point, WI); Kari B. Myli (Sauk City, WI)
Assignee: Cardinal CG Company
E06B3/6715B32B7/12B32B7/14B32B17/06E06B3/66342E06B3/667E06B3/67326B32B2266/126
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Patent No.
US 12,352,102
App. No.
17/971,176
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention provides an IG unit that includes two glass sheets and an aerogel sheet located between the two glass sheets. The aerogel sheet is adhered to an interior surface of one of the two glass sheets by an adhesive, such that a face of the aerogel sheet is carried alongside the interior surface and has a portion that is devoid of the adhesive. In some cases, the adhesive is outside a vision area of the unit. In some cases, the adhesive securing the aerogel sheet to the interior surface is in contact with the first face of the aerogel sheet, and the adhesive contacts less than 10% of the first face of the aerogel sheet. Furthermore, some embodiments provide a glazing assembly that includes a frame and an IG unit mounted in the frame such that a vision area of the glazing assembly is located inwardly of the frame.

Claims (23)

1. A glazing assembly comprising a frame and a multiple-pane insulating glazing unit mounted in the frame such that a vision area of the glazing assembly is located inwardly of the frame, the multiple-pane insulating glazing unit comprising two glass sheets, a spacer, and an aerogel sheet, the aerogel sheet being located between the two glass sheets, such that a gas gap is located alongside the aerogel sheet, the spacer having two opposed sides sealed respectively to the two glass sheets by first and second sealant regions, the glazing assembly further comprising a perimetrical adhesive field comprising adhesive securing the aerogel sheet to an interior surface of one of the two glass sheets, the perimetrical adhesive field being located outside the vision area of the glazing assembly, such that the vision area of the glazing assembly is devoid of the adhesive.

2. The glazing assembly of claim 1 wherein the aerogel sheet has opposed first and second faces, wherein the adhesive securing the aerogel sheet to said interior surface is in contact with the first face of the aerogel sheet, and the adhesive contacts less than 10% of the first face of the aerogel sheet.

3. The glazing assembly of claim 2 wherein the adhesive contacts 1-5% of the first face of the aerogel sheet.

4. The glazing assembly of claim 1 wherein the perimetrical adhesive field has a width in a range of from 1 mm to 25 mm.

5. The glazing assembly of claim 1 wherein the adhesive is spaced apart by more than 0.1 inch and less than 1.5 inches from an adjacent edge of the one of the two glass sheets to which the adhesive secures the aerogel sheet.

6. The glazing assembly of claim 1 wherein the multiple-pane insulating glazing unit has a rectangular shape and includes a top edge region, a bottom edge region, a first side edge region, and a second side edge region, the perimetrical adhesive field being at the top edge region of the multiple-pane insulating glazing unit, such that the first and second side edge regions of the multiple-pane insulating glazing unit are devoid of the adhesive.

7. The glazing assembly of claim 6 wherein the bottom edge region is devoid of the adhesive.

8. The glazing assembly of claim 1 wherein the adhesive is opaque or translucent.

9. The glazing assembly of claim 1 wherein the aerogel sheet is spaced apart from the spacer by about 1 mm to about 5 mm.

10. The glazing assembly of claim 1 wherein the aerogel sheet is spaced apart from the spacer and from the first and second sealant regions.

11. The glazing assembly of claim 1 wherein the aerogel sheet spans an entirety of the vision area of the glazing assembly.

12. The glazing assembly of claim 1 wherein the spacer is a metal channel spacer.

13. A multiple-pane insulating glazing unit comprising two glass sheets, a spacer, and an aerogel sheet, the aerogel sheet being located between the two glass sheets, such that a gas gap is located alongside the aerogel sheet, the spacer having two opposed sides sealed respectively to the two glass sheets by first and second sealant regions, the multiple-pane insulating glazing unit further including a perimetrical adhesive field comprising adhesive securing the aerogel sheet to an interior surface of one of the two glass sheets, the perimetrical adhesive field being located outside a vision area of the multiple-pane insulating glazing unit, such that the vision area of the multiple-pane insulating glazing unit is devoid of the adhesive.

14. The multiple-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 13 wherein the aerogel sheet has opposed first and second faces, wherein the adhesive securing the aerogel sheet to said interior surface is in contact with the first face of the aerogel sheet, and the adhesive contacts less than 10% of the first face of the aerogel sheet.

15. The multiple-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 14 wherein the adhesive contacts 1-5% of the first face of the aerogel sheet.

16. The multiple-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 13 wherein the perimetrical adhesive field has a width in a range of from 1 mm to 25 mm.

17. The multiple-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 13 wherein the adhesive is spaced apart by more than 0.1 inch and less than 1.5 inches from an adjacent edge of the one of the two glass sheets to which the adhesive secures the aerogel sheet.

18. The multiple-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 13 wherein the adhesive is opaque or translucent.

19. The multiple-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 13 wherein the aerogel sheet is spaced apart from the spacer.

20. The multiple-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 19 wherein the aerogel sheet is spaced apart from the spacer by about 1 mm to about 5 mm.

21. The multiple-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 13 wherein the multiple-pane insulating glazing unit has a rectangular shape and includes a top edge region, a bottom edge region, a first side edge region, and a second side edge region, the perimetrical adhesive field being at the top edge region of the multiple-pane insulating glazing unit, such that the first and second side edge regions of the multiple-pane insulating glazing unit are devoid of the adhesive.

22. The multiple-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 21 wherein the bottom edge region is devoid of the adhesive.

23. The multiple-pane insulating glazing unit of claim 13 wherein the spacer is a metal channel spacer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 17, 2023
From: KITZMAN, KELLEN C.; BURROWS, KEITH JAMES; MYLI, KARI B.
To: CARDINAL CG COMPANY
Reel/Frame 062394/0648 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 17390178 · Jul 30, 2021
Provisional Application 63062910 · Aug 7, 2020
Related Publication 20230050347A1 · Feb 16, 2023
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