ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,133, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Renson Outdoor NV (Kruisem, Belgium).
"Terrace canopy" was invented by Thomas De Rycke (Ghent, Belgium), Kristof Lemiegre (Gentbrugge, Belgium), Pieter Brabant (Rumbeke, Belgium) and Lennart De Meulemeester (Ledeberg, Belgium).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure provides a terrace canopy comprising a support pillar extending in a substantially vertical direction; a first and a second beam each extending in a substantially horizontal direction, wherein each beam is provided with a headboard at at least one end; and a corner element positioned between and secured to the support pillar an...