公开(公告)号：US20230222644A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-13

申请号：US17961691

申请日：2022-10-07

Applicant: Cardinal IG Company

Inventor： Jarmo T. Pylkkönen ,  Jacob N. Gursky

IPC: G06T7/00 ,  C03B29/08 ,  G06V10/764

CPC classification number: G06T7/0004 ,  C03B29/08 ,  G06V10/764

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to techniques for utilizing various sensors and models to evaluate glass as it progresses through the tempering process in order to ensure that the tempered glass is of a proper quality. If, according to any of the various sensor measurements, the tempered glass is not of a proper quality, the system may automatically adjust one or more settings in any of the various components of the system in order to bring future panes of tempered glass back to having the proper quality. The system can measure for any number of glass characteristics or system characteristics, including edge quality, vertical flatness, haze, washing process variables, thermal imaging, distortion, blower information, production data, and furnace process data.

公开(公告)号：US20230212056A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US17961734

申请日：2022-10-07

Applicant: Cardinal IG Company

Inventor： Jarmo T. Pylkkönen ,  Jacob N. Gursky

IPC: C03B27/052 ,  G01N21/89 ,  G06N20/00

CPC classification number: C03B27/0528 ,  G01N21/8901 ,  G06N20/00

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to techniques for utilizing various sensors and models to evaluate glass as it progresses through the tempering process in order to ensure that the tempered glass is of a proper quality. If, according to any of the various sensor measurements, the tempered glass is not of a proper quality, the system may automatically adjust one or more settings in any of the various components of the system in order to bring future panes of tempered glass back to having the proper quality. The system can measure for any number of glass characteristics or system characteristics, including edge quality, vertical flatness, haze, washing process variables, thermal imaging, distortion, blower information, production data, and furnace process data.

公开(公告)号：US11681170B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-20

申请号：US17522871

申请日：2021-11-09

Applicant: Cardinal IG Company

Inventor： Nicholas Schleder ,  Peter Whaley ,  Eric Berner

IPC: G02F1/133 ,  G09G3/36

CPC classification number: G02F1/13306 ,  G09G3/3696

Abstract: An electrical driver can be used to provide electrical drive signals to a first and second electrically controllable optical privacy glazing structures. A first electrical drive signal can be applied to the first privacy glazing structure and a second electrical drive signal can be applied to the second privacy glazing structure. Applying the first and second electrical drive signal can comprise temporally staggering delivery of the first and second electrical drive signals such that a peak power draw and/or a peak current draw from the first privacy glazing structure is temporally offset from a peak power draw and/or a peak current draw from the second privacy glazing structure. Staggering can include delaying the application of one electrical drive signal relative to the other, phase shifting one electrical drive signal relative to the other, or a combination thereof.

公开(公告)号：US20230032065A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-02

申请号：US17387500

申请日：2021-07-28

Applicant: Cardinal IG Company

Inventor： Eric E. Vosters ,  Michael J. Milewski ,  Robert C. Buchanan

IPC: B29C63/00 ,  E06B3/66 ,  B65H29/56

Abstract: Machines are provided for removing masking from regions of glazing panes. Also provided are methods of removing masking from regions of glazing panes. The machines can include a head assembly and a processing station. The head assembly can have various combinations and/or configurations of features, including one or more of a plurality of cutters, a plurality of belts, and at least one pressurized gas nozzle.

公开(公告)号：US20230020132A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-19

申请号：US17948019

申请日：2022-09-19

Applicant: Cardinal IG Company

Inventor： Nicholas Schleder ,  Michael Eul ,  William Emile Julien Schoettler ,  Peter Whaley

IPC: G02F1/133 ,  E06B9/24

Abstract: An electrical response of a privacy glazing structure to an applied electrical sensing pulse can be measured, and one or more parameters of the privacy glazing structure can be characterized. The one or more parameters can be used to load one or more drive parameters for subsequent use in an electrical drive signal used to operate the privacy glazing structure. If an electrical drive signal is already in place, the characterized one or more parameters can be compared to one or more parameters characterized at a previous time. If the one or more characterized parameters are different from those characterized at the previous time by more than a threshold amount, one or more drive parameters of the electrical drive signal can be adjusted to a new value.

公开(公告)号：US20220258456A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-18

申请号：US17739443

申请日：2022-05-09

Applicant: Cardinal IG Company

Inventor： Nicholas Schleder ,  Hari Atkuri ,  Andrew DeMiglio ,  Michael Eul

IPC: B32B17/10 ,  G02F1/155 ,  G02F1/137 ,  G01R31/52

Abstract: An electrical characteristic of a privacy glazing structure and indicative of a health of the privacy glazing structure can be measured at a first time and at a second time later than the first time. In response to detecting a change in the electrical characteristic indicating a change in the health of the privacy glazing structure, one or more parameters of an electrical drive signal can be adjusted to compensate for the change in the health of the privacy glazing structure. The electrical characteristic can be measured at a plurality of times after the second time and compared to the electrical characteristic measured at the first time. If, at any of the plurality of times, the measured electrical characteristic differs from the electrical characteristic measured at the first time by more than a threshold amount, one or more parameters of the electrical drive signal can be adjusted.

公开(公告)号：US11325352B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-10

申请号：US16861388

申请日：2020-04-29

Applicant: Cardinal IG Company

Inventor： Nicholas Schleder ,  Hari Atkuri ,  Andrew DeMiglio ,  Michael Eul

IPC: G02F1/137 ,  B32B17/10 ,  G02F1/155 ,  G01R31/52 ,  G02F1/1343

Abstract: An electrical characteristic of a privacy glazing structure and indicative of a health of the privacy glazing structure can be measured at a first time and at a second time later than the first time. In response to detecting a change in the electrical characteristic indicating a change in the health of the privacy glazing structure, one or more parameters of an electrical drive signal can be adjusted to compensate for the change in the health of the privacy glazing structure. The electrical characteristic can be measured at a plurality of times after the second time and compared to the electrical characteristic measured at the first time. If, at any of the plurality of times, the measured electrical characteristic differs from the electrical characteristic measured at the first time by more than a threshold amount, one or more parameters of the electrical drive signal can be adjusted.

公开(公告)号：US11198206B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-14

申请号：US15935364

申请日：2018-03-26

Applicant: Cardinal IG Company

Inventor： Curt L. Queck ,  Michael J. Milewski ,  Robert C. Buchanan ,  Erik W. Carlson ,  Jonathan D. Wyman

IPC: B24B9/10 ,  B24B49/12 ,  B24B51/00

Abstract: A seaming station and method of seaming utilizing two robot arms with seaming heads coupled thereto to seam a large lite by working in conjunction with one another or simultaneously seaming two lites independently of one another.

公开(公告)号：US11175523B2

公开(公告)日：2021-11-16

申请号：US16861378

申请日：2020-04-29

Applicant: Cardinal IG Company

Inventor： Nicholas Schleder ,  Peter Whaley ,  Eric Berner

IPC: G02F1/133 ,  G09G3/36

Abstract: An electrical driver can be used to provide electrical drive signals to a first and second electrically controllable optical privacy glazing structures. A first electrical drive signal can be applied to the first privacy glazing structure and a second electrical drive signal can be applied to the second privacy glazing structure. Applying the first and second electrical drive signal can comprise temporally staggering delivery of the first and second electrical drive signals such that a peak power draw and/or a peak current draw from the first privacy glazing structure is temporally offset from a peak power draw and/or a peak current draw from the second privacy glazing structure. Staggering can include delaying the application of one electrical drive signal relative to the other, phase shifting one electrical drive signal relative to the other, or a combination thereof.

公开(公告)号：US11111086B2

公开(公告)日：2021-09-07

申请号：US16680485

申请日：2019-11-11

Applicant: Cardinal IG Company

Inventor： Robert C. Buchanan ,  Karl T. Chic

IPC: B65G49/06

Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for robotically stacking sheets. The systems and methods involve a robot arm and a conveyor line. The robot arm has attached thereto a suction frame. In some embodiments, the systems and methods involve first and second robot arms. In such embodiments, the system and method facilitate and involve a sequentially alternating unloading operation such that the system has a first position in which the first robot arm is elevated and has the first suction frame loaded with one or more sheets while the second robot arm is lowered and has the second suction frame unloaded and the system has a second position in which the second robot arm is elevated and has the second suction frame loaded with one or more sheets while the first robot arm is lowered and has the first suction frame unloaded.