ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,308, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to LuxWall Inc. (Ypsilanti, Mich.).
"Vacuum insulated panel with tellurium oxide and/or vanadium oxide inclusive seal" was invented by Scott V. Thomsen (Glen Arbor, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vacuum insulating panel includes may include: a first substrate; a second substrate; a plurality of spacers provided in a gap between at least the first and second substrates, wherein the gap is at a pressure less than atmospheric pressure; a seal provided between at least the first and second substrates, the seal comprising a first seal layer and/or a second seal layer; and wherein the first seal...