Ronald E Laird from Dexter, MI

Fast Walking : Low Impact for Fitness and Health

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Author
Ronald A. Laird

ISBN #
0811727580

Ronald Laird - Lawyer

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Office:

Darvall McCutcheon

Specialties:

Banking and Finance
Commercial Property

ISLN:

905673859

Admitted:

1967

Law School:

University of Melbourne, LL.B.

Us Patents

Heat Treatable Low-E Coated Articles And Methods Of Making Same
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US Patent:

6576349, Jun 10, 2003
Filed:

Feb 28, 2001
Appl. No.:

09/794224
Inventors:

Philip J. Lingle - Temperance MI
Anton Dietrich - Azmoos, CH
Ronald E. Laird - Dexter MI
Jean-Marc Lemmer - Luxembourg, LU
Assignee:

Guardian Industries Corp. - Auburn Hills MI
Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verra et la Ceramique S.A.(C.R.V.C.) - Grand Duchy
International Classification:

B32B 514
US Classification:

428610, 428426, 428428, 428432, 428446, 428448, 428450, 428469, 428472, 428666, 428673, 428680, 428697, 428698, 428699, 428702, 428701
Abstract:

A heat treatable coated article (e. g. , vehicle windshield, IG unit, etc. ) is provided with a dual-silver low-E coating. Before and/or after heat treatment (HT), the coating and/or coated article has a visible transmittance of at least 70%, more preferably at least 75%. Moreover, the coating and/or coated article is designed so as to have approximately the same color when viewed over a wide range of viewing angles. In certain embodiments, at least one contact layer (e. g. , of or including NiCrO ) that contacts an infrared (IR) reflecting layer (e. g. , Ag) is oxidation graded so that it progressively becomes less oxidized through its thickness as it nears the IR reflecting layer. In still other embodiments, a Si-rich silicon nitride layer(s) may be utilized to reduce haze.

Ig Window Unit And Method Of Making The Same
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US Patent:

6632491, Oct 14, 2003
Filed:

May 21, 2002
Appl. No.:

10/151705
Inventors:

Scott V. Thomsen - Milford MI
Ronald E. Laird - Dexter MI
Assignee:

Guardian Industries Corp. - Auburn Hills MI
International Classification:

E06B 324
US Classification:

428 34, 428432, 428434, 428701, 428702, 4289133, 156109, 527861, 5278613
Abstract:

An insulating glass (IG) window unit, and/or a method of making the same is/are provided. The IG window unit includes two spaced apart substrates that are separated from one another by at least one seal and/or spacer, wherein a first one of the substrates supports a solar management coating for blocking significant amounts of infrared (IR) radiation and the other one of the substrates supports a coating for blocking amounts of ultraviolet (UV) radiation.

Heat Treatable Low-E Coated Articles And Methods Of Making Same
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US Patent:

6686050, Feb 3, 2004
Filed:

Jan 7, 2003
Appl. No.:

10/337384
Inventors:

Philip J. Lingle - Temperance MI
Anton Dietrich - Azmoos, CH
Ronald E. Laird - Dexter MI
Jean-Marc Lemmer - Luxembourg, LU
Assignee:

Guardian Industries Corp. - Auburn Hills MI
Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.) - Grand Duche de
International Classification:

B32B 1706
US Classification:

428432, 428428, 428448, 428469, 428472, 428689, 428697, 428699, 428701, 428702
Abstract:

A heat treatable coated article (e. g. , vehicle windshield, IG unit, etc. ) is provided with a dual-silver low-E coating. Before and/or after heat treatment (HT), the coating and/or coated article has a visible transmittance of at least 70%, more preferably at least 75%. Moreover, the coating and/or coated article is designed so as to have approximately the same color when viewed over a wide range of viewing angles. In certain embodiments, at least one contact layer (e. g. , of or including NiCrO ) that contacts an infrared (IR) reflecting layer (e. g. , Ag) is oxidation graded so that it progressively becomes less oxidized through its thickness as it nears the IR reflecting layer. In still other embodiments, a Si-rich silicon nitride layer(s) may be utilized to reduce haze.

Method Of Making Coated Articles With Contact Layer That Is More Oxidized Further From Ir Reflecting Layer
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US Patent:

6723211, Apr 20, 2004
Filed:

Jan 7, 2003
Appl. No.:

10/337383
Inventors:

Philip J. Lingle - Temperance MI
Anton Dietrich - Azmoos, CH
Ronald E. Laird - Dexter MI
Jean-Marc Lemmer - Luxembourg, LU
Assignee:

Guardian Industries Corp - Auburn Hills MI
Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.) - Grand Duchy de Luxembourg
International Classification:

C23C 1434
US Classification:

20419227, 20419212, 20419215, 20419222
Abstract:

A heat treatable coated article (e. g. , vehicle windshield, IG unit, etc. ) is provided with a dual-silver low-E coating. Before and/or after heat treatment (HT); the coating and/or coated article has a visible transmittance of at least 70%, more preferably at least 75%. Moreover, the coating and/or coated article is designed so as to have approximately the same color when viewed over a wide range of viewing angles. In certain embodiments, at least one contact layer (e. g. , of or including NiCrO ) that contacts an infrared (IR) reflecting layer (e. g. , Ag) is oxidation graded so that it progressively becomes less oxidized through its thickness as it nears the IR reflecting layer. In still other embodiments, a Si-rich silicon nitride layer(s) may be utilized to reduce haze.

Methods Of Making Coated Articles By Sputtering Silver In Oxygen Inclusive Atmosphere
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US Patent:

6787005, Sep 7, 2004
Filed:

Sep 16, 2002
Appl. No.:

10/243952
Inventors:

Ronald E. Laird - Dexter MI
George Neuman - Ann Arbor MI
Philip J. Lingle - Temperance MI
Jean-Marc Lemmer - Luxembourg, LU
Keith H. Schillinger - Farmington NY
Assignee:

Guardian Industries Corp. - Auburn Hills MI
Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.) - Grand Duchy
International Classification:

C23C 1434
US Classification:

20419227, 20419222
Abstract:

A sputter coated article is provided with improved mechanical durability (e. g. , pre-HT scratch resistance) and/or thermal stability by sputtering at least one Ag inclusive layer in an atmosphere including at least O gas. For instance, in certain example embodiments an Ag inclusive target may be sputtered in an atmosphere including a combination of Ar and O gas. In certain embodiments, this enables the resulting AgO infrared (IR) reflecting layer to better adhere to adjacent contact layer(s).

Heat Treatable Coated Article With Zinc Oxide Inclusive Contact Layer(S)
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US Patent:

6887575, May 3, 2005
Filed:

Mar 27, 2003
Appl. No.:

10/400080
Inventors:

George Neuman - Ann Arbor MI, US
Philip J. Lingle - Temperance MI, US
Ronald E. Laird - Dexter MI, US
Thomas A. Seder - Northville MI, US
Grzegorz Stachowiak - Ann Arbor MI, US
Assignee:

Guardian Industries Corp. - Auburn Hills MI
International Classification:

B32B009/00
US Classification:

428428, 428432, 428433, 428697, 428698, 428699, 428701, 428702, 428704
Abstract:

A coated article is provided so as to have a fairly high visible transmission (TY or T) to sheet resistance (R) ratio (i. e. , a ratio T/R). The higher this ratio, the better the coated article's combined functionality of providing for both good solar performance (e. g. , ability to reflect and/or absorb IR radiation) and high visible transmission. In certain example embodiments, coated articles herein may be heat treatable. Coated articles herein may be used in the context of insulating glass (IG) window units, architectural or residential monolithic window units, vehicle window units, and/or the like.

Method Of Making Coated Article With High Visible Transmission And Low Emissivity
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US Patent:

6916408, Jul 12, 2005
Filed:

Aug 20, 2004
Appl. No.:

10/921884
Inventors:

Ronald E. Laird - Dexter MI, US
Carole Laird - Dexter MI, US
Uwe Kriltz - Jena, DE
Assignee:

Guardian Industries Corp. - Auburn Hills MI
Centre Luxembourgeois de Recherches pour le Verre et la Ceramique S.A. (C.R.V.C.) - Grand Duchy
International Classification:

C23C014/08
US Classification:

20419226, 2041921, 427165, 428428, 428432, 428448, 428472, 428673, 428697, 428698, 428699, 428701, 428702
Abstract:

A coated article that can be used in applications such as insulating glass (IG) units, so that resulting IG units can achieve high visible transmission of at least 70% (e. g. , when using clear glass substrates from 1. 0 to 3. 5 mm thick), combined with at least one of: (a) SHGC no greater than about 0. 45, more preferably no greater than about 0. 40; (b) SC no greater than about 0. 49, more preferably no greater than about 0. 46; (c) chemical and/or mechanical durability; (d) neutral transmissive color such that transmissive a* is from −5. 0 to 0 (more preferably from −3. 5 to −1. 5), and transmissive b* is from −2. 0 to 4. 0 (more preferably from 1. 0 to 3. 0); and (e) neutral reflective color from the exterior of the IG unit (i. e. , Rg/R) such that reflective a* is from −3. 0 to 2. 0 (more preferably from −2. 0 to 0.

Heat Treatable Coated Article With Reduced Color Shift At High Viewing Angles
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US Patent:

7005190, Feb 28, 2006
Filed:

Dec 20, 2002
Appl. No.:

10/324093
Inventors:

Ronald E. Laird - Dexter MI, US
Assignee:

Guardian Industries Corp. - Auburn Hills MI
International Classification:

B32B 9/00
US Classification:

428432, 428448, 428699, 428701, 428702
Abstract:

A coated article is provided so as to have fairly neutral a* and/or b* color values at high viewing angles such as 45 and/or 60 degrees off-axis. In certain example embodiments, the neutral a* and/or b* values at high viewing angles (VA) are caused by lessening the thickness of a bottom titanium oxide layer. Coated articles herein may be used in the context of insulating glass (IG) window units, or in other suitable applications.