Patent ID: 8652282

Claim:
A method of making a sealed, insulated glass glazing unit, comprising the steps of: creating a self-supporting light diffusing translucent insert, by: providing a self-supporting light-transmissive insulation honeycomb arrangement of cells; bonding a first light transmissive, porous containment layer to a first major side of the honeycomb arrangement of cells; stabilizing the honeycomb arrangement of cells by completely filling the honeycomb arrangement of cells with granular transparent insulation; bonding a second light transmissive, porous containment layer to a second major side of the filled honeycomb arrangement of cells to form the self-supporting light diffusing translucent insert; wherein before the first and second containment layers are bonded to the honeycomb arrangement of cells, the method comprises the step of providing the first and second containment layers such that they have a pore size suitable to contain the granular insulation while permitting airflow through both the first and second containment layers and the granular insulation during use; inserting the self-supporting light diffusing translucent insert between two glass lites; and sealing the edges of the glass lites to form the sealed, insulated glass glazing unit.