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Multiple-glazed combination vision and spandrel architectural panel and curtainwall
Assignee: PPG Industries Inc
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Filing: 1984-12-17
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Granted: 1986-09-09
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Expires: 2004-12-17
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates to a novel multiple-glazed vision and spandrel panel having vision and spandrel areas integral thereto, and a curtainwall system incorporating at least a plurality of these panels.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert E. Thompson, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 03:35
CPC Classifications
E; E06; E06B; E06B3/00; E06B3/66; E06B3/67; E06B3/6715; E04; E04B; E04B2/00; E04B2/88; E04B2/90; E04C; E04C2/00; E04C2/54
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
A multiple-glazed combination vision and spandrel architectural panel, comprising: a first transparent monolithic substrate having first and second surfaces; a second transparent monolithic substrate having third and fourth surfaces; means for joining said first substrate and said second substrate to define an insulating air space therebetween; a transparent, reflective coating applied to one of said first or said second surfaces; an opacifier applied to a selected portion of one of said third or said fourth surfaces to provide a vision area and a spandrel area integral to said second substrate; and wherein said transparent, reflective coating and said opacifier are selected to aesthetically harmonize said first and second substrates when the panel is viewed toward said first surface of said first substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
A multiple-glazed combination vision and spandrel architectural panel, comprising: a first transparent monolithic substrate having first and second surfaces; a second transparent monolithic substrate having third and fourth surfaces; means for joining said first substrate and said second substrate to define an insulating air space therebetween; a transparent, reflective coating applied to one of said first or said second surfaces; an opacifier applied to a selected portion of one of said third or said fourth surfaces to provide a vision area and a spandrel area integral to said second substrate; and wherein said transparent, reflective coating and said opacifier are selected to aesthetically harmonize said first and second substrates when the panel is viewed toward said first surface of said first substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
74 words
The panel as set forth in claim 1, wherein a line of demarcation is formed at the interface of said vision area and said spandrel area, and a contrast exists between said vision area and said spandrel area, and wherein further, said transparent, reflective coating and said insulating air space combinatorially serve to obfuscate said line of demarcation and said contrast when the panel is viewed toward said first surface of said first substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
43 words
The panel as set forth in claim 2, wherein said opacifier is characterized by a dominant wavelength substantially equivalent to the dominant wavelength of light transmitted through said transparent, reflective coating, to aesthetically harmonize said first and said second substrates of the panel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The panel as set forth in claim 3, wherein said opacifier is a ceramic enamel coating.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The panel as set forth in claim 4, wherein said transparent, reflective coating is a metal coating.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The panel as set forth in claim 4, wherein said transparent, reflective coating is a metal oxide coating.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The panel as set forth in claim 3, wherein said opacifier is an adhesive laminate backing.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The panel as set forth in claim 6, wherein said reflective coating is a metal oxide coating selected from any of the oxides of cobalt, iron, chromium, copper, manganese, nickel and silver.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
33 words
The panel as set forth in claim 8, wherein said ceramic enamel coating is selected from any member of the group comprising lead borosilicate, alumina, silica, boric acid, lead oxide, potassia and soda.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The panel as set forth in claim 9, wherein said first and said second substrates are glass substrates.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The panel as set forth in claim 10, wherein at least said second substrate is a heat strengthened glass substrate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
77 words
The panel as set forth in claim 4, wherein said transparent, reflective coating has a visible light reflectivity of from about 30% to about 40% and an infrared reflectivity of from about 25% to about 35% and said ceramic enamel coating has a visible light reflectivity of from about 20% to about 40% and an infrared reflectivity of from about 25% to about 45%, to further aesthetically harmonize said first and said second substrates of the panel.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
The panel as set forth in claim 12, wherein said ceramic enamel coating has a luminous transmittance of less than about 1% and said transparent, reflective coating has a luminous transmittance of at least about 5%.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The panel as set forth in claim 10, wherein said first substrate is a colored or tinted glass substrate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
The panel as set forth in claim 14, wherein said transparent, reflective coating is applied to one of said third or fourth surfaces.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The panel as set forth in claim 15, wherein the visible light transmittance of said colored/tinted first substrate is between about 10% to about 60%.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
36 words
The panel as set forth in claim 16, wherein the dominant wavelength of said transparent, reflective coating applied to said third or fourth surface is nearly equal to the dominant wavelength of said colored/tinted first substrate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
21 words
The panel as set forth in claim 3, wherein said insulating air space is at least about 1/2 inches (1.27 cm).
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
The panel as set forth in claim 3, wherein said air space is at least about 1 inch (2.54 cm).
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