ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,460,472, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to AD Solutions Inc. (Carmel, Ind.).
"Top-hanging sliding door including wedge design top seal" was invented by Gregory J. Goldfinch (Everett, Wash.), Robert Allen Larson Jr. (Everett, Wash.) and Dustin Dale Swartz (Bothell, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods for providing a door seal system for top-hanging sliding doors. In some implementations, two angled mating surfaces are used, one angled surface on a fixed frame and one reversed angled surface on the slideable door panel. The slideable door panel slides directly parallel to the fixed door frame. A mating seal surface is c...