ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,502,875, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Hunter Douglas Inc. (New York).
"Laminate for architectural structures" was invented by Paul G. Swiszcz (Niwot, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is generally directed to a fabric laminate for architectural coverings. The laminate generally contains a polymer film, optionally metallized on one or more sides, with at least one layer of a nonwoven web disposed on each side of the film. In one embodiment, at least one nonwoven web on each side of the film may contain a majority of fibers oriented in one direction, and, in some cases, the orientation direction of at least ...