ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,576, issued on March 31, was assigned to Pilkington Group Ltd. (Nr. Ormskirk, Great Britain).

"Laminated glazing and process" was invented by Jonathan Peter Voss (Croston, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A laminated glazing has a first glass ply having first and second surfaces, a second glass ply having third and fourth surfaces, an obscuration band around at least a portion of the glazing periphery, the obscuration band having a sensor window and comprising first and second obscuration layers, the first obscuration layer adhered to at least a portion of the periphery of the first/second surface and comprising a first ...