ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,503, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Sedak GmbH & Co. KG (Gersthofen, Germany).

"Facade element and method for producing a facade" was invented by Fritz Schlogl (Stadtbergen, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a facade element having a first glass unit, in particular insulating glass unit, and at least one second glass unit, in particular insulating glass unit, arranged adjacently thereto, wherein the two glass units are connected to one another via their edges adjoining one another in an abutment region, preferably exclusively with the aid of an, in particular transparent, adhesive connection, wherein the adhesive ...