ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,687,065, issued on July 21.

"Window insert, insert kit, and methods" was invented by Earl Senchuk (Marquette, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A window insert assembly is disclosed for reducing window energy loss and for damping sound. Also disclosed are parts in a window insert kit to build a window insert and methods for installing the window insert into a window well. In one embodiment, the window insert comprises an outer frame assembly with a gasket frame seated in a gasket channel of the outer frame and planks of an inner frame seated in an inner channel of the outer frame assembly. The inner frame suspends layers of plastic wr...