ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,763, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Umbra LLC (Buffalo, N.Y.).

"Adjustable blind" was invented by Brianna Daisy Harper McGregor (Ottawa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adjustable blind assembly, having a first and a second telescoping tension rod, an adjustable blind, said blind having a plurality of sleeves therein, each of said sleeves arranged to accept a transverse member, each of said transverse members having a first and a second endcap arranged on opposite ends of said transverse members, each of said endcaps arranged to engage one of said telescoping tension rods via an attachment means, and a height adjustment means fixe...