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US8995059B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8995059-B2 |
| Application number | US-201214008372-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2012 |
| Priority date | Mar 30, 2011 |
| Publication date | Mar 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2015 |
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Solar light redirecting glazing units include light redirecting and light diffusing constructions. The solar light redirecting glazing units may include a glazing substrate, a visible light diffusing layer, and a light redirecting layer oriented such that incoming solar light contacts the visible light diffusing layer before contacting the light redirecting layer. The solar light redirecting glazing units may include a glazing substrate, a patterned visible light diffusing layer, and a light redirecting layer. The solar light redirecting glazing units may include two glazing substrates separated by an intervening space with a solar light redirecting layer disposed on one glazing substrate, and a visible light diffusing layer disposed on the other glazing substrate.
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What is claimed is: 1. A solar light redirecting glazing unit, comprising: a first glazing substrate comprising a first major surface and a second major surface; a solar light redirecting layer disposed on the first major surface of the first glazing substrate, the solar light redirecting layer comprising a major surface forming an ordered arrangement of a plurality of microstructure prism structures; a second glazing substrate comprising a first major surface and a second maj…
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- What does patent US8995059B2 cover?
- Solar light redirecting glazing units include light redirecting and light diffusing constructions. The solar light redirecting glazing units may include a glazing substrate, a visible light diffusing layer, and a light redirecting layer oriented such that incoming solar light contacts the visible light diffusing layer before contacting the light redirecting layer. The solar light redirecting gl…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Padiyath Raghunath, Hao Bing, Marttila Charles A, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F21S11/007. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).