ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,497,822, issued on Dec. 16.
"Gateframe fastening for a folding gate" was invented by Bettina Gladysz-Haller (Wels, Austria), Madeleine Heidlmayer (Bad Hall, Austria), Siegfried Kreilmeier (Fraham, Austria), Martin Mairhuber (Gallspach, Austria), Bernhard Pichler (St. Florian, Austria), Martin Schneider (Wels, Austria) and Gottfried Spitzl (Katsdorf, Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A doorframe fastening for a folding door comprises a doorframe profiled section (1), which has a securing limb (2) and a door leaf suspension (3). The doorframe fastening reliably withstands high weight loads and reduces noise emission but still allows a...