ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,448,790, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Zamma Corp. Inc. (Orange, Va.).

"Transition molding with flexible hinges" was invented by William Bremer (Savannah, Ga.), Nicholas D. Buser (Richmond, Va.) and Christopher Ketibian Norris (Greensboro, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A variety of molding profiles and related methods of manufacturing and installing the molding profiles are described. An example molding includes: an extruded profile of unitary construction including: a substantially planar central portion; at least one downwardly depending substantially planar wing; at least one hinge section joining the at least one wing to t...