ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,587, issued on May 12, was assigned to Long Ten Technology Inc. (Mississauga, Canada).

"Window open and close mechanism" was invented by Min Zhang (Mississauga, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A mechanism for a covering such as an encasement window or door or awning is provided. The mechanism includes an arm, on which a slot is configured. The slot includes a straight section and an angled section. The arm also includes a hole that is offset from the centerline of the straight section and disposed between the angled section and an end of the arm. A pin shaft is disposed in the hole and held in place by a cover member and a movab...