ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,343, issued on March 24, was assigned to EMZ-HANAUER GMBH & Co. KGAA (Nabburg, Germany).
"Actuator mechanism for an item of household equipment" was invented by Josef Bauriedl (Neunburg vorm Wald, Germany) and Thomas Flierl (Nabburg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the invention provide a door opener for an electrical appliance of household equipment. The door opener comprises an electric motor and a pusher drivable by means of the electric motor for pressing co-operation with the door of the electrical appliance. A power transmission mechanism is provided between the electric motor and the pusher, which is cap...