ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,085, issued on July 8, was assigned to Elbee Pty Ltd. (Bondi Junction, Australia).
"Gate hinge" was invented by Andrew Marsden (Hingham, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gate includes a gate barrier, an upper hinge configured to rotatably support the gate barrier about a rotation axis, and a lower hinge configured to rotatable support the gate barrier about the rotation axis. The upper hinge portion may include a first upper hinge portion having a first receptacle and a first ramp disposed adjacent the first receptacle, and a second upper hinge portion having an upper hinge projection configured to engage the first receptacle to...