ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,371,938, issued on July 29, was assigned to TITUS D.O.O. DEKANI (Dekani, Slovenia).
"Hinge assembly" was invented by Svara Valter (Izola, Slovenia), David Pecar (Pobegi, Slovenia) and Migli Carlo (Lecco LC, Italy).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hinge assembly including a hinge cup, a hinge arm and a hinge lever pivotally connected to both the hinge cup and the hinge arm so as to connect the two together. The assembly further including a damping device and an actuator assembly operable to activate the damping device as the hinge assembly moves from an open position to a closed position. The actuator assembly is operable to move from a se...