ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,487, issued on July 15, was assigned to Andersen Corp. (Bayport, Minn.).
"Window opening control device assemblies and methods" was invented by Deslyn Baynton (Eleva, Wis.), Troy Peickert (Menomonie, Wis.) and Joshua Biegler (New Richmond, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Window opening control device assemblies including packing clips, fenestration units including the window opening control device assemblies, and related methods are described herein. A packing clip holds the toggle of the window opening control device in a neutral configuration such that the window opening control device and/or the sash are not damaged during the...