ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,360, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Qualitas Manufacturing Inc. (Itasca, Ill.).
"Rolling shutter slat" was invented by James V. Miller (Lake Villa, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A slat for a rolling shutter is provided that is formed as a single walled, continuous bent sheet. The slat includes a body having a hook-shaped engaging track at a first end, and a receiving track at the second end comprising a guard member and a hook-shaped lip member that form a pocket for receiving the engaging track of another slat. The guard member includes a portion of the sheet that is bent over on itself. The lip member extends from the gua...