ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,801, issued on March 17, was assigned to Airxcel Inc. (Wichita, Kan.).
"Retractable awning with adjustable pitch" was invented by Scott Thompson (Aspen, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A retractable awning is provided with a canopy that is windable around a roller supported at its opposite ends by support arm assemblies that include an adjustable pitch arm linkage that is extendable in length to move the roller in a direction away from a ground surface and retractable in length to move the roller in a direction toward a ground surface. A lever that controls the locking of the adjustable pitch arm linkage at the desired length m...