ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,103, issued on July 22, was assigned to CARTER-HOFFMANN LLC (Mundelein, Ill.).
"Door movement system for cabinet" was invented by Carol Lessard (Menominee, Mich.) and Kelly Michalko (Menominee, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for opening and closing a door within a cabinet is provided. The system includes a motor in communication with a controller to automatically open and close a door. A first plate fixed to the motor shaft to rotate with rotation of the motor shaft, the plate comprises a slot disposed therein. A first leg extends from a door that extends through the slot. A second leg extends from the door. A first se...