ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,778, issued on April 21, was assigned to KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY (Chungcheongnam-Do, South Korea).

"Optical laminate comprising thermochromic layer having excellent optical properties due to control of photonic evaporation and photonic sintering conditions, and manufacturing method therefor" was invented by Kwang Seok Kim (Jeonju-si, South Korea), Dae Up Kim (Yongin-si, South Korea), Seung Bae Son (Jeonju-si, South Korea), Ji Won Youn (Busan, South Korea) and Eun Won Son (Daegu, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a method of preparing an optical laminate including a substrate a...