US Patent Issued to LOCINOX on July 22 for "Hydraulically damped hinge for hinging a closure member to a support" (Belgian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,366,100, issued on July 22, was assigned to LOCINOX (Waregem, Belgium).

"Hydraulically damped hinge for hinging a closure member to a support" was invented by Joseph Talpe (Heestert-Zwevegem, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hinge comprising: a first hinge member (110) comprising a cylinder barrel (117) having a longitudinal direction (118); a second hinge member (111) pivotably mounted on the first hinge member (110); and a dashpot interposed between said hinge members (110, 111) and configured for damping a closing movement of said closure member. The dashpot comprises a closed cylinder cavity formed within the cylinder barrel ...