ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,438, issued on July 15, was assigned to Zhejiang Weiyijia Industry and Trade Co. Ltd. (Taizhou, China).
"Sunshade canopy" was invented by Weibing Shan (Taizhou, China) and Zaizong Yu (Taizhou, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sunshade canopy includes a frame comprising longitudinal beams and longitudinal beams; a canopy top arranged on the frame; and supporting legs supporting the frame. One of the longitudinal beams includes a first longitudinal beam section and a second longitudinal beam section which are connected via a first fixing member. The first fixing member has an upper connecting surface and a first side connecting s...