ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,841, issued on July 29, was assigned to SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE (Courbevoie, France).

"Optical system with an electrochemical functional device having electrically controllable optical and/or energetic properties and a coating for controlling colour in reflection, and associated processes" was invented by Theo Chevallier (Paris).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An optical system includes an optical assembly including a substrate having two opposite main faces and an electrochemical functional device with electrically controllable optical and/or energetic properties formed on a main face, this optical assembly having an initial color s...