ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,740,623, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to MAXTON ENGINEERING LTD. (Central, Hong Kong).
"Umbrella assembly having a modularized drive module" was invented by Shou Qiang Zhu (La Verne, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An umbrella assembly with a drive module assembly that comprises a plurality of modularized units, including a separate power supply unit and a separate drive unit. The modularized units are removably/detachably attached in a stacked structure of the overall drive module using quick connect couplings. The interfacing top and bottom sides of the adjacent modularized units are provided with complementary electrical co...