ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,705, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Standard Textile Co. Inc. (Cincinnati).

"Curtain assembly and method of using same" was invented by Amy M. Luttrell (Cincinnati), Rajib Mondal (Gulf Breeze, Fla.), Joy Hornberger (Batesville, Ind.), Mathew Kluth (Brecksville, Ohio), Sara Arvidson Broadaway (Woodruff, S.C.) and Jennifer Sharp (Cincinnati).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A curtain assembly is provided, including a curtain track that is configured to be secured to a ceiling or a wall. The curtain assembly further includes a curtain suspended from the curtain track. The curtain assembly further includes a plurality of hooks to suspen...