ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,644,333, issued on June 2, was assigned to Glass Dyenamics Inc. (Tucson, Ariz.).

"Doors and entryway systems with variable light transmission panels" was invented by John P. Cronin (Tucson, Ariz.), Anoop Agrawal (Tucson, Ariz.), Christopher Angelo (Tucson, Ariz.), Clemens Hofbauer (Portland, Ore.), Susana J. Castillo (Tucson, Ariz.) and Lori L. Adams (Tucson, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to variable optical transmission windows and window panels (VLTP) which are used for architectural applications such as building entryway systems and windows. The optical transmission of the VLTPs is reversibly change...