ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,209,450, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to SUGATSUNE KOGYO Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"One-way damping hinge" was invented by Kazuyuki Ishigaya (Tokyo) and Hiroaki Kawawa (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A one-way braking hinge capable of self-aligning a shaft and a one-way clutch is provided. The one-way braking hinge (10) includes a first leaf (1), a shaft (3) rotatably supported by the first leaf (1), at least one resistance part (4) that resists rotation of the shaft (3), a second leaf (2) rotatably coupled to the shaft (3), a one-way clutch (12) into which the shaft (3) is inserted, and a position adjusting member (11) to which the one...