An electrically dynamic window structure may include first and second panes of transparent material and an electrically controllable optically active material positioned between the two panes. A driver can be electrically connected to electrode layers carried by the two panes. The driver may be configured to alternate between a drive phase in which a drive signal is applied to the electrode layers and an idle phase in which the drive signal is not applied to the electrode layers. The electrically controllable optically active material can maintain its transition state during the idle phase. As a result, the power consumption of the structure may be reduced as compared to if the driver continuously delivers the drive signal.

A door for a refrigerated merchandiser including a case that defines a product display area. The door includes a frame and a first glass pane coupled to the frame. The first glass pane has heat-absorbing glass and is configured to be positioned adjacent an ambient environment surrounding the refrigerated merchandiser to absorb radiation from the ambient environment. The door also includes a second glass pane coupled to the frame and configured to be positioned adjacent the product display area. The second glass pane includes a conductive coating. The door further includes a third glass pane positioned between and spaced from the first glass pane and the second glass pane, and has a low emissivity coating.

A spacer for insulating glass panes has a profile body having a cross section having first and second side walls, an inner wall and an outer wall, forming a closed hollow profile, wherein first and second filamentary reinforcing elements are arranged in the inner wall, the first primary reinforcing element being arranged in a first portion of the cross section in which the inner wall adjoins the first side wall, and the second reinforcing element being arranged in a second portion of the cross section in which the inner wall adjoins the second side wall, the first and second primary reinforcing elements being arranged, as regards their cross sectional surfaces, at most approximately 50% in the first and/or in the second side wall, and such that spacing between the centroids of the cross sectional surfaces of these reinforcing elements is approximately 40% or more of spacing between the side walls.

A spacer for insulated glazings includes a polymeric main body including two pane contact surfaces, a glazing interior surface, an outer surface, and a cavity, wherein the polymeric main body contains a thermoplastic polymer as a base material at a proportion of 30 wt.-% to 70 wt.-%, as an elastomeric additive, a thermoplastic elastomer, and/or a thermoplastic terpolymer having an elastomeric component at a proportion of 0.5 wt.-% to 20 wt.-% in total, and a reinforcing agent at a proportion of 20 wt.-% to 45 wt.-%, the thermoplastic polymer as a base material includes a styrene-based polymer, and the polymeric main body has a foamed pore structure.

The invention relates to a roof or skylight window comprising a frame and an insulated glazing unit, where the insulated glazing unit comprises a first glass pane (10) and a second glass pane (20) each having inner surfaces (11, 21) opposing each other, and a side seal (4) arranged between the first glass pane (10) and the second glass pane (20) creating a sealed cavity (40) between the glass panes (10, 20). The first glass pane (10) comprises an edge surface region (14) overlapping the side seal (4) along at least a first part of the side seal (4), wherein the edge surface region (14) comprises an enamel layer (16) comprising pigments reflecting near infrared light.

A spacer is provided for an insulating glazing unit that includes at least two spaced-apart glazing panes connected along their edges via the spacer in a mounted state in which the spacer is mounted at the edges to limit an interspace, which is defined between the glazing planes and is filled with gas. The spacer has an inner wall (14) connecting side walls (11, 12) on an inner side that faces the interspace. The inner wall (14) includes a recess portion (14rs, 14rt, 14rc) that enables the length of the inner wall to change in the width direction in response to an external pressure force or an external tensional force applied to the side walls (11, 12).

Insulating glass units and spacers for securing the glass panes in insulating glass units are disclosed. The spacers may include a first chamber and second chamber formed therein. Particulate filters, gas filters (e.g., activated carbon for removing organics), desiccant bodies, getters (e.g., hydrogen sulfide getters) and combinations thereof may be disposed in the first and/or second chambers.

The insulating glass element is constructed for doors, windows and fixed glass fronts. The insulating glass element includes a first glass pane and a second glass pane that is spaced from the first glass pane by a circumferential spacer element in an edge region. The glass panes each have a continuous recess; a first circumferential sealing element in the edge region of the glass panes, which seals the volume enclosed between the glass panes and the spacer element in the area of the spacer element in a gas-tight manner against the surroundings; and an insert introduced between the glass panes. The insert has a recess and is provided with a centering element that interacts with a recess of a glass pane for positioning the insert relative to the glass panes.

A spacer for insulating glazings includes a polymeric main body including first and second pane contact surfaces, a glazing interior surface, an outer surface and a hollow chamber. The first and second pane contact surfaces run opposite one another and parallel to one another. The glazing interior surface and the outer surface are connected to one another via the first pane contact surface and the second pane contact surface. The hollow chamber is enclosed by the glazing interior surface, the outer surface, the first pane contact surface, and the second pane contact surface. The outer surface has a first angled section adjacent the first pane contact surface and a second angled section adjacent the second pane contact surface. Each of the first and second angled sections assume an angle of 120 to 150 relative to the respective adjacent first pane contact surface and second pane contact surface.

A laminated panes suitable for installation in a building, faade or architectural barrier, includes an electrical carrier adhered directly or indirectly to the first major face of a sheet of glazing material and in electrical communication, with an electrical element between the first sheet of glazing material and a second sheet of glazing material. This provides the advantages that the electrical carrier is less likely to be snagged or lost while allowing connection of electrical elements within laminated panes using means suitable for connection to electrical elements within insulated glazing cavities, such as spacer frame sections with integrated connections.