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Title: Flexible edge seal for vacuum insulating glazing units

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1082451

A flexible edge seal is provided for a vacuum insulating glazing unit having a first glass pane and a second glass pane spaced-apart from the first. The edge seal comprises a seal member formed of a hermetically bondable material and having a first end, a second end and a center section disposed therebetween. The first end is hermetically bondable to a first glass pane. The second end is hermetically bondable to a second glass pane. The center section comprises a plurality of convolutes.

Research Organization:
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC26-06NT42765
Assignee:
Eversealed Windows, Inc. (Evergreen, CO)
Patent Number(s):
8,329,267
Application Number:
12/688,859
OSTI ID:
1082451
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (1)

Gas Dynamic Principles of Cold Spray journal June 1998