ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,949, issued on Jan. 20, was assigned to Legrand AV Inc. (Eden Prairie, Minn.).
"Wire suspended projection screen" was invented by Ron Knutson (Eden Prairie, Minn.), Erwin Riga (Weert, Netherlands) and L.P.M. Van Dinther (Weert, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wire suspended screen includes a roller assembly and a screen assembly. The roller assembly includes an inner tube and a plurality of sleeves partially extending around the inner tube, defining a longitudinal recess along the roller. The sleeves are spaced apart, defining gaps. Wires are attached to the inner tube and wind over the outer surface of the inner tube in...