ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,635,814, issued on May 26, was assigned to Hussmann Corp. (Bridgeton, Mo.).
"Case frame and door assembly for a merchandiser" was invented by Raymond P. Twohy (Saint Peters, Mo.), Delanie M. Parmenter (O'Fallon, Mo.) and Daniel E. Schnur (Saint Peters, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A refrigerated merchandiser including a door pivotably coupled to the case frame via a hinge assembly and enclosing at least a portion of the product display area. The door has a door frame and a glass panel coupled to the door frame. The refrigerated merchandiser also includes a door hold-open mechanism positioned between the case frame and the door. The ...