ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,779,823, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to AUTO TEMP INC. (Batavia, Ohio).
"Durable glass windshields with reduced optical distortion, methods for their production, and methods for producing panels therefor" was invented by Thomas J. Pleiman (Lebanon, Ohio) and Frank Lauch (Cincinnati).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Durable glass windshields with high optical transmittance, methods for their production, and methods for producing panels therefore are provided herein. Methods for producing durable glass windshields include heat-strengthening raw glass at elevated temperature followed by rapid cooling of the heat-treated glass. Durable glass ...