ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,193, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to ISOCLIMA S.P.A. (Este, Italy).

"High strength glazing" was invented by Paolo Cavallari (Trento, Italy) and Guglielmo Macrelli (Rimini, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A glazing of high strength for a transparent marine window, architectural glazing or vehicle window in ground or air transportation includes at least an outer high strength glass ply and an inner high strength glass ply in a laminate, and a layered functional block arranged and integrated between the outer and inner high strength glass plies in the laminate. The layered functional block or a layered solar protection can inclu...