ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,220,896, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE (Courbevoie, France).

"Laminated glazing for a light aerial vehicle, heating over a portion of its surface" was invented by Thomas Tondu (Saint-Martin D'Abbat, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A light aerial vehicle laminated glazing includes a structural transparent plastic sheet covering the whole of the surface of the glazing, a protective transparent plastic sheet covering the whole of the surface of the glazing, an interlayer adhesive bonding the structural and protective sheets, a glass covered with a conductive layer having a heating function incorporated w...