ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,570, issued on June 17, was assigned to BEWISO GMBH (Austria).
"Seal of vertically movable facade components" was invented by Thomas Cafuta (Graz, Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hardware for a slidable facade component includes at least two guide pins for a first side and at least two guide pins for a second side of the component. An actuating rod arrangement for transmitting an actuating force includes a first actuating rod and a second actuating rod for the first side and the second side, respectively, of the component. An actuating device is coupled to the drive rod assembly for transmitting the actuating force to the fi...