ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,101, issued on July 8, was assigned to JELD-WEN Inc..

"Vacuum insulated glazing units and methods for producing the same" was invented by Yuxuan Gong (Lewis Center, Ohio), Jason Kantola (Klamath Falls, Ore.), Paul Hemingfield (Charlotte, N.C.), Franklin Rolles (Charlotte, N.C.), Qingzheng Cheng (Charlotte, N.C.), David Lee Yagla (Klamath Falls, Ore.) and Shawn Laskoski (Charlotte, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods and vacuum insulated glazing units are provided. The methods include providing a first pane, applying a primary sealant to the first pane adjacent to and along a perimeter of the first pane, positioning support pil...