ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,378,769, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to VKR Holding A/S (Denmark).

"Roof window comprising a frame with receiving structures" was invented by Asbjorn Skyum Blichfeldt (Odder, Denmark) and Claus Holm (Silkeborg, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In the roof window, each frame member (22) comprises a plurality of receiving structures at an interior, exterior, inner and/or outer side. The receiving structures comprise a number of grooves (25, 26, 27, 28) to interact with auxiliary equipment in an assembled condition of the frame."

The patent was filed on March 31, 2023, under Application No. 18/849,030.

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