ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,441, issued on May 20.
"Cushioned hinge for doors of furniture items and the like" was invented by Roberto Corbetta (Veduggio con Colzano, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a cushioned hinge for doors of furniture items or the like. The hinge has a fixed part that can be attached to a side wall or shoulder of the item of furniture, a movable part that can be attached to a door of the item of furniture, and an articulated system that connects the fixed and movable parts of the hinge. The articulated system has a plurality of connecting rods and of axes of articulation. An elastic part or parts act in the direction of c...