ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,680,366, issued on July 14, was assigned to GOLDBRECHT LLC (Paramount, Calif.).

"Sliding system with improved mechanisms" was invented by Thomas Kern (Culver City, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Example embodiments provide a sliding system with improved mechanisms. According to embodiments, the sliding system may include a drive mechanism, a frame, a supporting device, and a connecting device. The drive mechanism is configurable to move a sliding panel along at least one track. The frame may house at least a portion of the drive mechanism. The supporting device may be detachably connected to the frame. The connecting device detach...