US Patent Issued to ASSA ALBOY Entrance Systems on July 15 for "Cam release system for jackshaft conversion from a ceiling garage door opener" (Italian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,359,491, issued on July 15, was assigned to ASSA ALBOY Entrance Systems AB (Landskrona, Sweden).

"Cam release system for jackshaft conversion from a ceiling garage door opener" was invented by Edoardo Umberto Penato (Cislago, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transmission assembly for converting between a ceiling mounted to a jackshaft configuration includes an output coupler for operably coupling a drive tube rotatable to open and close a sectional door, a pinion assembly operably coupled to the output coupler via a flexible coupling member, a releasable coupling assembly, a handle, and a cam operated engagement assembly. The relea...