ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,735,941, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to MDC INTERIOR SOLUTIONS LLC (Glendale Heights, Ill.).
"Intelligent automated motorized window treatment with increased energy efficiency and method of using same" was invented by Tyrone John Anthony Pereira (Mississauga, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments described herein relate to a self-contained, self-regulating intelligent automated window treatment with increased energy efficiency. In at least one embodiment, the window treatment consists of: (1) a headrail; (2) a tube located within the headrail; (3) a motor located within the headrail, preferably within the tube; ...