ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,244, issued on Feb. 17.
"Protective awning" was invented by Najee Patton (Park City, Kan.) and Owen Bolan (Park City, Kan.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A protective awning is provided for use in a commercial establishment. The protective awning includes a collapsible frame assembly, an awning cover covering the collapsible frame assembly and a support frame for securing the collapsible frame assembly to a building. A release mechanism is provided to allow the collapsible frame assembly to move from a rigid condition holding the collapsible frame assembly away from the building to a collapsed condition closer to the building. A brea...