There are two different kerf strips in ea double hung assembly. One is foam filled for the lower sash where it meets the sill. The other appears (in 2 places) on top of the top rail where it meets the head jamb and secondly on the bottom rail of the upper sash where it meets the meeting rail of the lower sash. Those two are hollow bubbles.
by the way... I have no idea who made the window. i have to believe they used to have a manufacturing facility here Georgia. i believe the recession killed them. The house was built in 1998.