ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,503, issued on July 15.
"Solar window blind systems" was invented by Allan Tameshtit (Toronto) and John Paul Morgan (Toronto).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solar window blind system located at a window of a room. The system includes a window blind; a motor operatively connected to the window blind; photovoltaic components disposed on the window blind; a rechargeable battery electrically connected to the photovoltaic components and charged therewith; and light sources electrically connected to the rechargeable battery. The light source is arranged to shine light into the room and/or an exterior of the window, the light sources being...