ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,520, issued on May 12, was assigned to INALFA ROOF SYSTEMS GROUP B.V. (Oostrum, Netherlands).
"Roof system for a vehicle comprising a sunshade assembly" was invented by Carolus Theodorus Wilhelmus Jansen (Vieringsbeek, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A roof system for a vehicle includes a sunshade assembly, which comprises a flexible sunscreen having opposed longitudinal and transversal edges and a winding shaft carrying a winding roller configured for winding and unwinding the sunscreen. The roller is provided with an internal spring connected between the roller and the shaft and is preloaded to wind the sunscreen thereon....