ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,209,455, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to The Ritescreen Co. LLC (Elizabethville, Pa.).

"Reduced visibility window/door screen including a reduced frame profile and method of making same" was invented by Thomas Randall Iles (State College, Pa.), John C. St. Clair (Ashville, Pa.), John Joseph Keller (Newtown, Pa.), John France (Mantua, Ohio) and Christopher Seebode (Basking Ridge, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reduced, visibility window/door screen includes a particularly formed narrow profile frame and mesh applied to the frame. The frame is formed from a single elongated member that is bent to form four corners and four corres...