ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,499, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to EMKA BESCHLAGTEILE GMBH & Co. KG (Velbert, Germany).
"Hinge assembly with common actuation" was invented by Markus Schmitz (Bochum, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hinge assembly having at least two hinge locks for locking a door leaf relative to a door frame and for tilting the door leaf relative to the door frame, wherein an actuation device for common actuation of the hinge locks is provided. The disclosure also relates to a door comprising a hinge assembly and to a method for mounting a hinge assembly."
The patent was filed on May 3, 2021, under Application No. 17/923,004.
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