ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,163, issued on Feb. 10.
"Blind repair apparatus and method" was invented by Shadene Tomica C. Olorundimu (Airdrie, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A blind repair device for repairing a vane of a blind system has a generally oblong body having a central opening, and a repair structure that can be aligned with a connection aperture of the vane. The repair device can be fit over and secured to the vane to align the repair structure with the connection aperture such that the ability of the vane to couple to a runner/hanger of the blind system is restored. The repair device can be expanded to more easily fit the vane through the cen...