US Patent Issued on July 28 for "Vented canopy system for umbrellas" (North Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,690,649, issued on July 28.

"Vented canopy system for umbrellas" was invented by Michael Stella (Easley, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vented canopy system for an umbrella includes a trim attached to an outer edge of an umbrella support structure defining a central opening. A breathable support layer is disposed across the central opening. A plurality of layered canopy sections are positioned over the breathable support layer, where upper canopy sections partially overlap lower canopy sections. An inside edge of each canopy section is secured to the umbrella support structure. An outside edge of each canopy section includes a tet...