Vacuum glazing pillars for insulated glass units

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PATENT NO 9878954
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14025958

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Vacuum insulated glass units having layered pillars. The glass units include two glass panes and an edge seal between the glass panes with a substantial vacuum gap between them. A plurality of pillars are located between the glass panes as spacers to maintain the vacuum gap. The pillars have a sintered ceramic, alpha alumina, or zirconia body with a tapered sidewall and a functional layer on a surface of the body.

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3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYP O BOX 33427 ST PAUL MN 55133-3427

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Benson,, Jr Olester Woodbury, US 67 710
Free, Michael Benton Saint Paul, US 90 1003
Hendrickson, Mark J Minneapolis, US 23 670
Humpal, Kathleen M Stillwater, US 22 336
Kamrath, Robert F Mahtomedi, US 33 721
Kolb, Brant U Afton, US 118 4112
Schwartz, Evan L Vadnais Heights, US 63 961
Vogel-Martin, Margaret M Forest Lake, US 26 443
Wolk, Martin B Woodbury, US 158 3615

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