ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,490,417, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to AGC INC. (Tokyo).

"Ground structure-equipped laminated glass for vehicles" was invented by Takanori Matsushima (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ground structure-equipped laminated glass for vehicles is provided, with a countermeasure against static electricity on an electrically driven functional layer. The ground structure-equipped laminated glass for vehicles comprises a first glass plate, an interlayer and a second glass plate laminated in this order, wherein the interlayer has an electrically driven functional layer, a power supply member electrically connected to the electrically driv...