ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,776, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Zhejiang Dosoly Mechanical and Electrical Technology Co. Ltd. (Taizhou, China).
"Louvered canopy" was invented by Gaoyang Xu (Taizhou, China), Ruzhong Yin (Taizhou, China) and Yiyao Wang (Taizhou, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present louvered canopy includes a louver blade directional switching element and a control bar. The control bar is vertically provided and inserted inside a vertical column of the louvered canopy and capable of swinging. The louver blade directional switching element includes a hinged lever member and a fulcrum member, a first end of the fulcrum member being f...