ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,270, issued on Feb. 17.

"Hinge for doors or swing shutter, in particular for refrigerated cabinets, as well as a system that includes this hinge" was invented by Luciano Bacchetti (Nave, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hinge for a swing closing element includes a hinge body and a third male or female connection element defining an axis that are coupled to each other to rotate with respect to each other between an open and a closed position. The hinge body includes a curvilinear guide slot defining an angular trajectory that lays on a plane substantially perpendicular to the defined axis. The third male or female connection ele...