ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,699, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Pilkington Group Ltd. (Nr. Ormskirk Lancashire, Great Britain).
"Laminated glazing" was invented by Peter Paulus (Muenster, Germany) and Joachim Pilz (Oer-Erkenschwick, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods of making a laminated glazing having reduced optical distortion when installed in a vehicle are described. The laminated glazing has first and second sheets of glazing material each separately shaped between a pair of shaping members that are then laminated together. The position for bending the first sheet of glazing material may be deliberately offset from the position for bending...