ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,858, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to Oy ICS Intelligent Control Systems Ltd. (Helsinki).

"Laminate structure with embedded cavities for use with solar cells and related method of manufacture" was invented by Kari Rinko (Helsinki).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An integrated laminate structure (702a, 702b, 801) adapted for application in the context of solar technology, includes a first carrier element (704, 804), such as a piece of plastic or glass, optionally including optically substantially transparent material enabling light transmission therethrough, a second carrier element (702, 802) provided with at least one surface relief p...