ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,059, issued on April 21, was assigned to Apogee SFS US LLC (Minneapolis).
"Thermal barrier" was invented by Jon O'Neil (Allendale, Mich.), Tim Fookes (Cedar Springs, Mich.), David Schraufnagel (Edgar, Wis.) and Andy Joswiak (Elcho, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure describes methods of forming thermal barriers or breaks in tubular structures configured for inclusion in a variety of construction products and building features, such as doors and windows. Methods involve using one or more connector members to couple complementary extrusion profiles, which may comprise aluminum or other conductive materials. A l...