US Patent Issued to SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE on Nov. 18 for "Insulated glazing unit having an electrically conductive coating and/or an electrically controllable functional element" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,474,613, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE (Courbevoie, France).

"Insulated glazing unit having an electrically conductive coating and/or an electrically controllable functional element" was invented by Sebastian Marius Sarrach (Munich), Ariane Weissler (Aachen, Germany) and Michael Hirsch (Aachen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An insulating glazing unit includes two panes and a spacer, with two pane contact surfaces. A first and second pane contact surfaces are connected to, respectively, a first and a second pane via a sealant to form a glazing interior space and a glazing exterior space. At least on...