Window Systems and their Manufacturing Methods

A method of manufacturing an improved window system, the method comprising:

• providing a window frame;
• providing a vacuum insulating glass unit assembly including:
• a generally planar first lite of glass and a generally planar second lite of glass, each having a perimeter surface;
• at least one pillar array arranged between the first lite of glass and the second lite of glass, for provision of generally uniform spacing between the first lite of glass and the second lite of glass;
• a metallic sealing component or a ceramic frit sealing component, provided around a perimeter of the first lite of glass and the second lite of glass;
• and
• providing a vacuum between the first lite of glass and the second lite of glass by evacuating a gas from the spacing between the first lite of glass and the second lite of glass;
• providing a gasket adjacent to the perimeter surface of the first lite of glass and the perimeter surface of the second lite of glass, the gasket component being generally positioned uniformly about the perimeter surface of the first lite of glass and the perimeter surface of the second lite of glass;
• and
• installing the vacuum insulating glass unit assembly with the gasket in the window frame.

A vacuum insulating glass unit assembly, comprising:

• a generally planar first lite of glass and a generally planar second lite of glass, each having a perimeter surface;
• at least one pillar array arranged between the first lite of glass and the second lite of glass, for provision of generally uniform spacing between the first lite of glass and the second lite of glass;
• and
• a metallic sealing component or a ceramic frit sealing component, provided around a perimeter of the first lite of glass and the second lite of glass, to enable a vacuum to be provided between the first lite of glass and the second lite of glass when a gas is evacuated from the spacing between the first lite of glass and the second lite of glass;
• and
• a gasket provided adjacent to the perimeter surface of the first lite of glass and the perimeter surface of the second lite of glass,
• wherein the vacuum insulating glass unit assembly with the gasket are configured to be installed within a window frame.