ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,282, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Lutron Technology Co. LLC (Coopersburg, Pa.).

"Motorized sheer shading system" was invented by Edward J. Blair (Telford, Pa.), Samuel F. Chambers (Gwynedd Valley, Pa.) and Stephen Lundy (Coopersburg, Pa.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A motorized sheer shading system may move a sheer shade material between an open position, a closed position, and a view position. The shading system may move the sheer shade material from the open position to the closed position at a first average rotational speed, and from the closed position to the view position at a second average rotational speed. The shading...