ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,380, issued on July 14.

"Automatic tensioning side track assembly for an operable screen" was invented by Michael Murray (Jacksonville, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automatic tensioning side track assembly includes a base track having a first side and a second side opposed therefrom, a screen receiver being adjustably positioned within the base track and configured to reciprocate between the first side and the second side, a first magnet being engaged with the screen receiver, and a second magnet being engaged with the base track and positioned proximate to the second side. The first magnet and the second magnet are configu...