ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,735,134, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Inc. (Milwaukee).

"Windshield for a vehicle" was invented by Anthony Avallone (Wauwatosa, Wis.), Daniel Schneider (Franklin, Wis.), Aaron Brechbill (Waukesha, Wis.) and Jonathon M. Tyznik (Hubertus, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A windshield including a first side edge, a second side edge, a front edge, and a rear edge. A central portion of the front edge is raised relative to the first side edge and the second side edge. A notch extends from the front edge towards the rear edge and has an open end at the front edge and a closed end spaced apart from the open e...