ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,601,214, issued on April 14, was assigned to ADVANCED COMFORT SYSTEMS SAS-ACS FRANCE (Bressuire, France).
"Coupling device with integrated clearance compensation" was invented by Anthony Jean (Haute-Goulaine, France) and Maxime Nee (Bressuire, France).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for closing (1) a bay arranged in a structure comprises a support (7) intended to receive a drive device (8) and to be fixed to said structure. The support (7) comprises a plate (10), intended to be fixed to said structure and receive said drive device (8) and a cover (12), receiving a coupling portion (60) of a transmission means (6) towards the bay....