ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,331,580, issued on June 17, was assigned to Andersen Corp. (Bayport, Minn.).
"Damped door closer system and method" was invented by Mitchell Marovets (Waukee, Iowa), Michael Wingert (Dallas Center, Iowa), Jesse Baldwin (Bondurant, Iowa), Kevin Kappelmann (Monroe, Iowa), Chris Hilligas (Mesa, Ariz.) and Peter Haugh (Des Moines, Iowa).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Damped door closer systems, door assemblies including the damped door closer systems, and methods of operating damped door closer systems. The damped door closer systems include a closer assembly and damping assembly connected to each other through a connecting arm."
The patent ...