ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,960, issued on July 1, was assigned to Tesla Inc. (Austin, Texas).
"Durable glass for vehicle" was invented by Rosemary Mottsmith (Los Angeles), Michael Pilliod (San Francisco), William S. Sweney (Oakland, Calif.), Dante Lamastra (San Francisco) and Christos Gougoussis (Fremont, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multilayer glass stack for a vehicle windshield with improved durability is described. The multilayer glass stack includes an external-facing glass layer, an internal-facing glass layer, and an adhesive interlayer positioned between the external-facing and internal-facing glass layers. The external-facing glass layer may...