ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,952, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to LA TECNICA NEL VETRO S.P.A. (Pimonte, Italy).
"Structural, glass-aluminum facade component" was invented by Ferdinando Gargiulo (Pimonte, Italy) and Marilena Esposito (Pimonte, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A facade component (1) comprises a glass window (2) and a secondary frame (3) connected to the glass window (2) by means of a plurality of connectors (4), wherein the glass window (2) comprises a multilayer panel (5), the secondary frame (3) comprises a plurality of secondary profiles (13) forming an engagement surface (15) facing the glass window (2), a first gasket seat (18) formed ...