ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,560,018, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to D&D-SW LLC (Temecula, Calif.).
"Automated window mechanism with releasable clutch" was invented by David R. Hall (Provo, Utah) and Jerome Miles (Spanish Fork, Utah).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An automated window mechanism includes a motor attached to a sliding window and a rack on a window frame. A transmission couples the motor to the rack such that rotation of the motor causes the transmission to move the sliding window relative to the rack. The mechanism also includes a clutch switch assembly, that includes a switch and a clutch actuator responsive to the switch and being configured to en...