ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,747,630, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Defender Screens International LLC (Sarasota, Fla.).
"Retractable screen systems" was invented by Arthur James (Sarasota, Fla.) and Ryan Fitzgerald (Richardson, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In one or more arrangements, a retractable screen system is provided. The system includes a roller tube having an exterior surface. A screen is connected to the roller tube and an upper edge of the screen. The system includes magnetic track assemblies having screen receivers configured to connect with and hold sides of the screen while permitting the screen to be raised and lowered. The magnetic tr...