Guardian Glass, LLC

Guardian Industries Corporation

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International Business Machines Corporation

John P Hogan

Rudolph Hugo Petrmichl

Timothy A Dennis

Andrew W Pantke

Greg Kemenah

John B Gordon

Sanjay F Kottaram

Vijayen S Veerasamy

Desaraju V Varaprasad

Anthony V Longobardo

Timothy Hodapp

Brad Pasionek

Courtney L McCarthy

Robert M Mello, Jr

Louis C Mosher

Bradley Pasionek

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Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to vacuum insulating glass (VIG) units having improved seals made using two different frit-based edge seal materials, and/or methods of making the same. In certain example embodiments, a first frit material is applied around peripheral edges of first and second glass substrates. The first frit material, which may be bismuth-based in certain example embodiments, is fired with a heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering) process. A second frit material, which may be VBZ-based in certain example embodiments, is applied and at least partially overlaps with the fired first frit material. The first frit material acts as a primer, and the second frit material helps seal together the VIG unit. The second frit material is fired at a significantly lower temperature that enables the glass to retain the temper or other strength imparted by the heat treatment.

Vacuum insulating glass (VIG) unit with lead-free dual-frit seals and/or methods of making the same

Vacuum insulated glass (VIG) window unit configurations with getter structures are provided, as are methods for making the same. Techniques are provided for optimizing (e.g., increasing) the surface area of active getter material, before and/or after activation/flashing, within the constraints of a VIG window unit.

Vacuum insulated glass (VIG) window unit with getter structure and method of making same

Methods of making vacuum insulated glass (VIG) window units are provided, including activating getters in a process of making VIG window units. In certain example embodiments, at least one getter is activated during and/or at the end of a pump-out/evacuation process in which the cavity between the substrates is evacuated. In certain example embodiments, the getter(s) may be activated (e.g., by at least a laser beam that is directed through a pump-out tube) during and/or at the end of the evacuation process in which the cavity between the substrates is evacuated to a low pressure that is below atmospheric pressure.

Method of making vacuum insulated glass (VIG) window unit including activating getter

Frits for use in vacuum insulating glass (VIG) units, and/or associated methods

Methods of making a vacuum insulating glass (VIG) window unit, including edge sealing techniques relating to the same, are provided. Certain example embodiments relate to providing an infrared (IR) absorbing element(s) such as a clip or clamp proximate an edge portion of a VIG assembly during formation of an edge seal. The IR absorbing element(s) absorb applied IR radiation and heat up during an edge seal formation process. Because the IR absorbing element(s) is/are thermally conductive and in contact with at least one of the glass substrates the element(s) causes/cause heat to be transferred from the element(s) to the adjacent glass substrate(s) and to the adjacent edge seal material thereby helping the edge seal material to heat up faster during the edge seal formation process and keeping other areas of glass at lower temperatures.

Vacuum insulating glass window unit including edge seal and/or method of making the same

Vacuum insulating glass (VIG) unit with lead-free dual-frit edge seals and/or methods of making the same

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Dearborn, MI, United States of America

John P Hogan