ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,509,937, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Schlage Lock Co. LLC (Carmel, Ind.).
"Sliding door seal" was invented by K. James Harrell (Everett, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Certain embodiments of the present application relate to a sliding door system. An example sliding door system includes a frame, a sliding door, and a drop seal mechanism. The sliding door is mounted in the frame for sliding movement between an open position and a closed position. The drop seal mechanism is mounted within the sliding door, and has a deployed state in which the drop seal mechanism forms a seal with the frame, and a retracted state in which the ...