ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,408,740, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to ATLEISURE LLC (Atlanta).
"Umbrella with pivoting locking device and related methods" was invented by William Martin Browne (Atlanta).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An umbrella includes a vertical support having a track carried on an outer surface of the vertical support, the track extending longitudinally, and a canopy configured to switch between an open state and a closed state. The umbrella also includes a sliding collar coupled to the vertical support and configured to slidingly engage the vertical support to control an angle of the canopy with respect to the vertical support, a first arm c...