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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2020
Guardian Glass, Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
John Matuszewski, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Lance Altizer, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
GUARDIAN GLASS, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
Certain example embodiments relate to an insulating glass (IG) unit. A spacer is interposed between first and second substrates. The spacer helps maintain the substrates in substantially parallel spaced apart relation to one another, and helps define a cavity therebetween. First and second exterior surfaces of the spacer face interior surfaces of the first and second substrates, respectively. Third and fourth exterior surface of the spacer face towards and away from the cavity, respectively. A membrane is provided over at least a part of the fourth exterior surface of the spacer. A pin protrudes through holes in the third and fourth exterior surfaces of the spacer, and through the membrane. The pin is formed from an electrically conducting material. A structural seal for the IG unit is provided external to the spacer and at least partially surrounds a portion of the pin that protrudes through the membrane.