ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,398,593, issued on Aug. 26, was assigned to Hunter Douglas Inc. (Pearl River, N.Y.).
"Architectural covering and method of manufacturing" was invented by Wendell B. Colson (Weston, Mass.) and Paul G. Swiszcz (Niwot, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An architectural covering and a method of manufacturing the covering is provided. The panel may include multiple strips of material extending lengthwise across a width dimension of the panel. The strips of material may be overlapped and coupled to one another to define cells between adjacent strips of material. The panel may be retracted and extended across an architectural opening, and th...