ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,445, issued on May 20, was assigned to Lutron Technology Co. LLC (Coopersburg, Pa.).
"Battery-operated window treatment" was invented by Edward J. Blair (Telford, Pa.), Margaret A. Block (Allentown, Pa.), John H. Bull (Slatington, Pa.), David A Kirby (Zionsville, Pa.), Andrew P. Schmalz (Macungie, Pa.), John M. Steinmetz (Philadelphia), Travis G. Wiehe (Sewickley, Pa.) and Mailing Ren Wu (Landsdale, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motorized window treatment may include a roller tube, a flexible material attached to the roller tube, a motor drive unit, and mounting brackets configured to rotatably support respective ends of the r...