ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,590,490, issued on March 31, was assigned to SEDAK GMBH & Co. KG (Gersthofen, Germany).
"Vacuum insulated glass and method of making same" was invented by Fritz Schlogl (Stadtbergen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing vacuum insulating glass, the method involving applying a vacuum sealant to a first surface of a first glass sheet, the vacuum sealant including a plastic film having a preferably rough surface, placing a second glass sheet on the vacuum sealant such that a cavity is formed between the first and second glass sheets and the vacuum sealant, applying a vacuum to a...