Abstract:
Multipane, insulating glazing structures having exceptional thermal insulation performance are provided. The multipane structures comprise two substantially parallel rigid glazing sheets (12, 18) spaced apart by an interior spacer (20) which includes a physically stable body (22) of low thermal conductivity, closed cell, foamed polymer.
Abstract:
Visually transparent, preferably color corrected, infra-red reflecting films (80) are disclosed for solar heat control. The films employ Fabry-Perot sandwich interference filters (12) which are characterized by having two or more transparent layers (16, 16', 16'') of sputter-deposited metal such as silver separated by dielectric spacer layers (18, 18') and optionally boundary layers (20, 22). Methods for producing these materials by sputtering techniques as well as glazing materials (81-84) incorporating these films are disclosed, as well. In preferred embodiments, these films are laminated into glazing structures (81-84).
Abstract:
A method of patterning magnetic material (24, 26) so as to achieve desired magnetic properties includes providing a metallic substrate (10; 40) having an array of raised islands (12, 14, 16; 38) spaced apart by depressed regions (18) in a pattern to define geometries of magnetic devices (22; 42). In one embodiment, heating of metallic substrate yields magnetic films that possess improved properties with respect to coercive force, anisotrophy field, permeability, and saturation magnetization of both magnetically hard (26) and magnetically soft (24) materials. In another embodiment, a release layer (20) having a low adhesion with respect to attachment to the metallic substrate or a non-metallic substrate is deposited prior to formation of multilayer stacks, thereby reducing the risk of splitting such a stack. In yet another embodiment, the magnetic devices are formed in the depressed regions (46), rather than on the raised islands (48).
Abstract:
Curved, insulating glazing structures (14) and their preparation are disclosed. The glazing structures (14) comprise two rigid outer surfaces (21, 22) (generally glass), and a suspended inner film (23) surface parallel to the outer surfaces (21, 22). The inner film (23) is adhered to the outer surfaces (21, 22) only on its curved edges - its straight edges (16, 16a) being unattached. The inner film (23) is generally heat shrunk in the direction parallel to the straight edges and preferably carries a heat reflective coating.