ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,271, issued on May 27, was assigned to Cardinal CG Co. (Eden Prairie, Minn.).
"Flexible aerogel, flexible glass technology" was invented by Keith James Burrows (Mineral Point, Wis.) and Kari B. Myli (Sauk City, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides a method of processing glass that involves forming a flexible gel layer on a flexible glass sheet to create a glass-gel sheet; rolling-up the glass-gel sheet into the form of a roll; placing the roll in a dryer; and drying the flexible gel layer so as to form a flexible aerogel layer. Some embodiments provide a glazing unit that includes a glass-aerogel sheet located b...