ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,662,823, issued on June 23, was assigned to EXTECH/EXTERIOR TECHNOLOGIES INC. (Pittsburgh).
"Flapper suspension system for kinetic facades" was invented by Kevin Smith (Glenshaw, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A facade system having moving flappers mounted using a support clip suspension system. A rung is generally triangular in cross-section having a front latitudinal slot, through which a support clip is inserted. The support clip has a pair of parallel arms connecting to each other by a transverse connecting member to be generally U-shaped. The support clip seats within the slot between the outer edge of the cap and the lower lip ...