ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,289, issued on May 20, was assigned to RIOK Enterprises LLC (Smithfield, R.I.).
"Solar glare shade" was invented by Michelle Laramee (Smithfield, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A solar glare shade that is supported within a motor vehicle, and that is attached in a spaced relationship to an interior of a windshield of the motor vehicle by a support arm of the rear view mirror. The solar glare shade is formed of a planar solar reflecting panel that is constructed and arranged so as to reflect radiant sun rays away from the motor vehicle. The planar solar reflecting panel includes a linear top edge that is positioned to be in subst...