This invention provides a sealing spacer for spacing apart two window panes to form a window assembly. The spacer has an elongated, flexible strip having opposed edge surfaces and opposed side surfaces. The spacer also has a fiber reinforced polymer layer over the elongated, flexible strip. The opposed edge surfaces undulate with crests and troughs. The spacer has an activatable sealant for directly sealingly securing the flexible strip to each of the two window panes. The activatable sealant is on each of the opposed side surfaces of the fiber reinforced polymer. The invention also provides methods for making the spacer and window assembly.

The present invention consists of aluminum frames for manufacturing doors or windows, with or without thermal break, which is applied in a door or window opening of a building. It is constituted by at least one fixed frame (1) which may or may not be integrated in the floor, in the ceiling, or in the walls, and fixed or movable sashes (3) which have central posts (5) and handle (4). The locking system (6) of the sashes (3) is integrated in the aluminum profiles of the fixed frame (1) and makes it possible to adjust the number of locking points to the size of the sashes (3). The sashes (3) have no visible aluminum profiles next to the floor and next to the ceiling. In the zone of the posts (5) and of the handles the visible aluminum thickness ranges from 1 mm to 5 mm.

This disclosure describes insulated glass units (IGUs) that incorporate electrochromic devices. More specifically, this disclosure focuses on different configurations available for providing an electrical connection to the interior region of an IGU. In many cases, an IGU includes two panes separated by a spacer. The spacer defines an interior region of the IGU and an exterior region of the IGU. Often, the electrochromic device positioned on the pane does not extend past the spacer, and some electrical connection must be provided to supply power from the exterior of the IGU to the electrochromic device on the interior of the IGU. In some embodiments, the spacer includes one or more holes (e.g, channels, mouse holes, other holes, etc.) through which an electrical connection (e.g., wires, busbar leads, etc.) may pass to provide power to the electrochromic device.

A vacuum insulated glazing includes first and second spaced apart glass panes having perimeter portions defining a vacuum space between the glass panes. A vacuum valve is positioned at the perimeter portions of the glass panes and includes a valve body extending between the perimeter portions of the glass panes, and having first and second ends and a fluid conduit extending from the first end to the second end of the valve body and in fluid communication with the vacuum space. A one-way valve in the fluid conduit permits fluid flow from the vacuum space, and prevents fluid flow into the vacuum space. A suction fitting is provided for connecting the valve body to a suction device. An end seal between the perimeter portions of the glass panes is provided for hermetically sealing the vacuum space. A valve for a VIG and a method of making a VIG are also disclosed.

Examples of the present disclosure provide an overhead door panel. The overhead door panel includes a pair of parallel glass panes, a metal frame with parallel lateral stiles oriented perpendicular to the pair of parallel glass panes, a first seal system located at a first lateral stile, and a second seal system located at a second lateral stile, wherein the first seal system and the second seal system engage with at least one glass pane of the pair of parallel glass panes and a lateral stile of the parallel lateral stiles of the metal frame such that the first seal system and the second seal system are between the at least one glass pane and the lateral stile.

An insulating glazing includes two glass sheets that are spaced apart by an air- or gas-filled cavity, a spacer arranged at periphery of the glass sheets and that keeps the glass sheets spaced apart, the spacer being transparent and placed on one of the sides of the glazing, and a first barrier that is leaktight to water, formed by a structural seal, the material of which is watertight, and a second barrier that is leaktight to gases and to water vapor, the first and second barriers associated to the transparent spacer being made of transparent material, wherein the second barrier that is leaktight to gases and to water vapor and made of transparent material is arranged at an interface between the glass sheets and the transparent spacer on an internal side of the glazing, the structural seal also at the interface being positioned abutted and aligned with the second barrier.

A spacer for insulation glass units, includes a polymeric hollow profile including first and second side walls arranged parallel thereto, a glazing interior wall connecting the side walls to one another; an outer wall substantially parallel to the glazing interior wall and connecting the side walls to one another; a cavity enclosed by the side walls, the glazing interior wall and the outer wall, a moisture barrier on the first side wall, the outer wall and on the second side wall of the polymeric hollow body, wherein the moisture barrier includes a first barrier layer and a directly adjacent second barrier layer which are both deposited via atomic layer deposition, the first and second barrier layers each have a thickness of at most 15 nm and are based independently of one another on a nitride, oxidic, sulfidic or fluoridic compound.

An exterior wall panel with a vented insulated glass unit with the air space between the glass panes pressure equalized with exterior air. The vented insulated glass unit is configured to eliminate the requirement for a perfect seal around the insulated glass unit perimeter, limit water condensation within the insulated glass unit, limit water infiltration, and maintain thermal insulation performance.

A double glazing having a first pane and a second pane, and a spacer between the first pane and the second pane is described. The spacer has a glazing interior surface, an external surface and two pane contact surfaces; a glazing interior bordered by the inner faces of the first pane and of the second pane and the glazing interior surface of the spacer; an external intermediate space between the panes adjacent to the first pane, the second pane, and the external surface.

An insulating glass unit (IGU) comprising at least a first glass plate, a second glass plate, a spacer and an edge element, wherein the spacer is fastened to the first glass plate by a first immediate tack and green strength structural adhesive seal, the edge element is fastened to the first glass plate by a second immediate tack and green strength structural adhesive seal, one of the spacer and the edge element is fastened to the second glass plate by a third immediate tack and green strength structural adhesive seal, and the other one of the spacer and the edge element being fastened to the second glass plate by a compressible adhesive seal.