ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,592, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Premier Door Co. (Stewart, Minn.).
"Pivoting garage door" was invented by Nicolas Dale Schuft (Stewart, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door assembly provides a one-piece, swing up door panel known as a "California-type" garage door, with a mid-height pivot axis travelling vertically during operation of the door. The rotational motion of the door is caused by a follower riding in a slot of a plate, with the follower being offset relative to the pivot axis and fixed relative to the door panel. The slot places forces on the follower during motion of the door panel between the door-closed pos...