ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,352, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Illinois Tool Works Inc. (Glenview, Ill.).
"Low profile rotary damper" was invented by Michael Adrian Tyler (Mokena, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described is a low profile rotary damper assembly having a rotor, an annular seal, a housing, a bearing plate, and a gear. The rotor includes a shaft portion integrally formed with a body portion. The shaft portion defines an engagement interface at a distal end thereof. The annular seal is configured to surround at least a portion of the shaft portion. The housing defines an opening and a rotor cavity, wherein the housing is configured to ro...