US Patent Issued to Andersen on Nov. 4 for "Sash tilt bolt and checkrail bracket systems for coastal impact resistant fenestrations" (Minnesota, Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,457, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Andersen Corp. (Bayport, Minn.).

"Sash tilt bolt and checkrail bracket systems for coastal impact resistant fenestrations" was invented by Craig Michael Johnson (North Oaks, Minn.), Jared Asa Shanholtzer (Saint Paul Park, Minn.), Christopher Michael Hanson (Fridley, Minn.) and Allen Anthony DaRonco (Somerset, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments herein relate to fenestrations, such as windows and doors, exhibiting coastal impact performance. In a first aspect, an impact-resistant fenestration unit can be included having a frame and a bottom sash. The bottom sash can have a bottom rail,...