Patent ID: 7163838
Filing Date: 2007-01-16
Classification: B81B,B81C,H01L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of fabricating a SLM window assembly comprising a window frame and a transparent piece, the method comprising: providing a first mold portion comprising an outer shell, a frame cavity, and an inner cavity wherein the first mold portion is adapted to receive a bottom side of the window frame; providing a second mold portion comprising an outer shell, a frame cavity, and an inner cavity wherein the second mold portion is adapted to receive a top side of the window frame; providing a window frame comprising an outer portion and an inner portion adapted to be mounted to a window piece; mating the first mold portion to the second mold portion with the window frame disposed therebetween so that an inner portion of the window frame projects into the inner cavities of the first and second mold portions; filling the inner cavities of the first and second mold portions with a transparent material so that the inner portion of the window frame is mechanically bonded to the transparent material; and demating the first and second mold portions so as to provide a SLM window assembly.