ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,033, issued on April 21, was assigned to Shibumi Shade Inc. (Raleigh, N.C.).
"Shading system and method of use" was invented by Dane Brooks Barnes (Raleigh, N.C.), Alexander Griffith Slater (Raleigh, N.C.) and Scott Christian Barnes (Raleigh, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for providing shade onto a surface is described herein. The system includes a canopy configured for engagement with, and aerial suspension by, a frame. The frame includes a plurality of sections configured for end-to-end alignment from a left end to a right end of the frame. Each section is configured to engage with any adjacent sections to form the ...