ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,637,897, issued on May 26, was assigned to FENPLAST INC. (Candiac, Canada).

"Hybrid window frame assembly with improved corner seals" was invented by Karl Duchesneau (Candiac, Canada), Geoffroy Bussiere (Candiac, Canada), Louis Major (Candiac, Canada) and Claude Garceau (Candiac, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hybrid window frame assembly includes a primary window frame formed of a first material connected to a cladding frame formed of a second material. The cladding frame includes a peripheral channel defining a recess that receives a peripheral bead of the window frame to connect the cladding frame to the window frame. The hybr...