ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,579, issued on June 24, was assigned to Pilkington Group Ltd. (Nr. Ormskirk Lancashire, Great Britain).

"Glazing having a coated print portion, method of manufacturing the same and use of the same" was invented by Joseph Jeremy Boote (Ormskirk, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention concerns a glazing comprising a first glass sheet having a surface; a printed layer on a part of the surface of the first glass sheet; a conductive coating on a part of the printed layer forming a coated print portion and on a part of the surface of the first glass sheet forming a coated glass portion; first and second busbars in elect...