ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,426,724, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Anthony Inc. (Sylmar, Canada).
"Soft close device for doors" was invented by Adrian Rodriguez (Santa Clarita, Calif.) and Mark Sandnes (Granada Hills, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A soft close device for doors. A display case door includes a gasket and a compressible foam. The gasket has a peripheral body defining a cavity. The peripheral body includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion is substantially flat and coupled to a surface of the display case door. The second portion is arranged on an opposite side of the cavity to the first portion. T...