ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,232, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to JULIUS BLUM GMBH (Hoechst, Austria).
"Furniture fitting and item of furniture having such a furniture fitting" was invented by Kadir Isler (Altach, Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A furniture fitting includes a first fitting part, preferably in the form of a hinge cup, which can be fastened on and/or in a wall, and a second fitting part which can be attached to a door leaf. In the closed position of a door leaf, the two fitting parts can be connected to one another, and in the open position of the door leaf they can be separated from one another. The two fitting parts each have a support...