ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,069, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE (Courbevoie, France).
"Glazing comprising a functional coating and an absorbing element" was invented by Xavier Caillet (Fontenay sous Bois, France), Elsa Marie Perrin (Paris), Estelle Martin (Saint-Denis, France) and Maxence Wilmet (Rueil-Malmaison, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A material includes at least transparent substrate and has a functional coating or functional layer to act on solar radiation and/or infrared radiation. The material includes an absorbent element in the form of a layer, which in particular absorbs the solar radiation in the visible par...