US Patent Issued to Lutron Technology on July 15 for "Motorized roller shade having a smart hembar" (Pennsylvania Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,504, issued on July 15, was assigned to Lutron Technology Co. LLC (Coopersburg, Pa.).

"Motorized roller shade having a smart hembar" was invented by Reginald Pierce (Coopersburg, Pa.), Garrett Powell (Coopersburg, Pa.) and Thomas F. Rebbert (Coopersburg, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motorized window treatment includes a motor drive unit having a motor and a covering material having a first end in a fixed position and a second end movable along a first axis. The covering material is configured to be extended along a first axis when the motor is operated in a first direction and retraced along the first axis when the motor is o...