ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,809, issued on March 25, was assigned to SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE (Courbevoie, France).

"Glass sheet coated with a stack of thin layers and an enamel layer" was invented by Juliette Jamart (Compiegne, France) and Marion Lallement (Margny les Compiegne, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A material includes a glass sheet coated on at least part of one of the faces thereof with a stack of thin layers, the stack of thin layers being coated on at least part of the surface thereof with an enamel layer not including bismuth, the enamel layer being coated with a non-stick layer."

The patent was filed on March 10, 2021, under Applicati...