ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,363,807, issued on July 15, was assigned to SCHOTT AG (Mainz, Germany).

"Pane-like article and its use, and household appliance comprising the same" was invented by Adam O'Ryan (Sweetwater, Tenn.), Martin Letz (Mainz, Germany), Martun Hovhannisyan (Heusenstamm, Germany) and Ioannis Neitzel (Bobingen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to pane-like articles, such as glass or glass ceramic substrates, suited for microwave-shielding applications, such as microwave oven doors or covers for electronic components. The present disclosure further relates to a household appliance comprising a pane-like article."...