ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,296, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Maax Bath Inc. (Lachine, Canada).

"Shower door hinge assembly" was invented by Dominique Robert-Beaudoin (Boucherville, Canada), Dominic Dion (Montreal, Canada) and Martin Desaulniers (Rosemere, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hinge assembly includes a first hinged body, a pivot pin assembly, and a second hinged body. The first hinged body includes a channel. The pivot pin assembly includes a pin body configured to slideably engage the channel. The pivot pin assembly may be translated within the channel and adjustably secured along the channel. The pin body includes a downwardly extendi...