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US 11,761,258 B1Granted
Insulated window and door opening assemblies with high-density insulating cores
AssigneeQuantum Holdings LLC
InventorsJeffrey M. Klein, Jeffrey A. Quillen
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Abstract
Window and door opening assemblies are disclosed herein that incorporate one or more high-density insulation cores and methods for constructing thereof. The high-density insulation cores are comprised of polyurethane foam with uniform high density and high structural integrity.
Claims18
An opening assembly for a building opening, comprising:
- a frame having one or more insulating members, each of the one or more insulating members includes a high-density insulating core, each high-density insulating core having longitudinal sides and being at least partially encased by one or more wood components on at least two opposing longitudinal sides of the high-density insulating core;
- wherein the high-density insulating core of each of the one or more insulating members is a high-density polyurethane core;
- and wherein the high-density insulating core having a uniform density of polyurethane that does not deviate by greater than ten percent throughout the high-density insulating core;
- wherein the longitudinal sides of the high-density insulating core do not mate with a polyurethane insulation layer having a density less than the high-density polyurethane core, and
- wherein the high-density polyurethane core of each of the one or more insulating members is made of microcellular polyurethane foam having gas bubbles that are less than 50 microns in size.
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An opening assembly for a building opening, comprising:
- one or more glass panes;
- a frame having one or more insulating members, each of the one or more insulating members includes a high-density insulating core, the high-density insulating core of each of the one or more insulating members having longitudinal sides and being at least partially encased by one or more wood components on at least two opposing longitudinal sides of the high-density insulating core;
- wherein the high-density insulating core of each of the one or more insulating members is a high-density polyurethane core having a density of 10 to 50 20 to 30 pounds per cubic foot and the density of the high-density polyurethane core does not deviate by greater than ten percent throughout the high-density polyurethane core;
- wherein the high-density insulating core of each of the one or more insulating members extends longitudinally from a first end side of each of the one or more insulating members to a second end side of each of the one or more insulating members opposite from the first end side;
- wherein the one or more insulating members are arranged in a manner such that the high-density polyurethane core of each of the one or more insulating members, in combination, form a rectangular high-density insulating core frame that is wider than the one or more glass panes;
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- wherein the longitudinal sides of each high-density insulating core of each of the one or more insulating members do not mate with a polyurethane insulation layer having a density less than the high-density polyurethane core of each of the one or more insulating members,
- wherein the high-density polyurethane core of each of the one or more insulating members is made of microcellular polyurethane foam having gas bubbles that are less than 50 microns in size.
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A method for making an opening assembly, comprising:
- providing a cured high-density polyurethane block, the cured high-density polyurethane block having a density of 10 to 50 pounds per cubic foot and having a uniform density that does not deviate by greater than ten percent throughout the cured high-density polyurethane block, wherein the high-density polyurethane block is a microcellular polyurethane foam having gas bubbles that are less than 50 microns in size;
- milling the cured high-density polyurethane block to form a high-density polyurethane core, the high-density polyurethane core having four longitudinal sides and two opposing sides transversely situated relative to the four longitudinal sides:
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- affixing at least three of the four longitudinal sides with one or more wood components.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.