ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,197, issued on July 21, was assigned to SAINT-GOBAIN SEKURIT FRANCE (Courbevoie, France).

"Laminated vehicle glazing and device comprising an associated near-infrared detection system" was invented by Juliette Jamart (Compiegne, France) and Keihann Yavari (Margny-les-Compiegne, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vehicle laminated glazing includes a first extra clear glass sheet forming an exterior glazing, a lamination interlayer and a second glass sheet forming an interior glazing with a through-hole in this second sheet including a piece with a camouflaging coating."

The patent was filed on April 8, 2022, under Application No...