US Patent Issued to ASSA ABLOY Accessories and Door Controls Group on Sept. 2 for "Integrated guide system and door seal for a soft close sliding door" (Tennessee Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,404,716, issued on Sept. 2, was assigned to ASSA ABLOY Accessories and Door Controls Group Inc. (Monroe, N.C.).

"Integrated guide system and door seal for a soft close sliding door" was invented by William Hawkinson (Germantown, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door system includes a door having a top edge, a leading edge, a trailing edge and an inner face. A first gasket is deformed into engagement with the inner face adjacent the top edge, a second gasket is deformed into engagement with the inner face adjacent the top edge and spaced from the first gasket. An acoustic barrier is positioned to close a gap between the first gasket...