ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,453, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to HAWA SLIDING SOLUTIONS AG (Mettmenstetten, Switzerland).
"Damping hinge and functional entity with a damping hinge" was invented by Robin Jergen (Zurich, Switzerland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A damping hinge includes a first hinge lever; a second hinge lever, rotatable about a hinge axis relative to the first hinge lever and connected or connectable to a second installation part or directly to a second separating element; a hinge shaft in a first and second lever sleeve; and a damping device with an actuating element actuated by a mutual rotation of the two hinge levers. The second lever s...