ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,105, issued on July 22, was assigned to PGT INNOVATIONS LLC (Harrisburg, Pa.).
"Insulated portal" was invented by Richard Mazur (Mesa, Ariz.), Jennifer Lloyd-Randolfi (Chandler, Ariz.), Cameron Miles Wyatt (Gilbert, Ariz.), Jacob Blackburn (Phoenix) and Kraig Hoekstra (Phoenix).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of assembling a portal can include obtaining a stile, wherein the stile can include a first stile and a second stile; arranging a thermal strut and insulative bar between the first stile and the second stile, wherein the insulative bar can define a lock groove; arranging a lock assembly within the lock groove, wherein the...