ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,157, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to VKR Holding A/S (Denmark).

"Method for mounting a roof window, a kit for use in the method, and a roof window" was invented by Kristian Strand Gronbaek (Gedved, Denmark).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for mounting a roof window (1) in a roof structure (11) comprising a roofing material (112), said roof window comprising a frame (2), a sash (3) carrying a pane element (4), where the method comprises the steps of A) Arranging the roof window (1) in an opening in the roof structure (11), B) Arranging a plurality of flashing members so that they cover a joint between the frame (2) of the ...