ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,062, issued on April 21, was assigned to Rollease Acmeda Inc. (Stamford, Conn.).
"Wand for a blind assembly" was invented by Shih Yang Chua (Sunshine West, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wand for a blind assembly comprising (a) an elongated member, (b) a rotatable member located at or adjacent one end thereof, (c) guide member located at or adjacent another end thereof; and (d) a cord having a loop, wherein the loop passes from a position remote from the rotating member, engages the rotating member, passes about the guide member and returns to the remote position after reengagement of the rotating member, wherein the loo...