ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,894, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to Overhead Door Corp. (Lewisville, Texas).
"Hinge system and method for a segmented door" was invented by Bradley J. Lee (Arlington, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of assembling a hinge comprising a first gear having one or more first teeth, a second gear having one or more second teeth and an area with no teeth, and a cover configured to attach the first gear to the second gear comprises moving the first gear into the cover and moving the second gear having the area with no teeth at least partially into the cover without engagement of the one or more first teeth and the one or mor...