ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,607,054, issued on April 21, was assigned to Kason Industries Inc. (Newnan, Ga.).
"Stop hinge" was invented by Brett A. Mitchell (Newnan, Ga.) and Zachary Johnson (Newnan, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stop hinge for use with food service or refrigerator equipment has a mounting flange and a metallic strap. The mounting flange has a top lug, a bottom lug, and a bridge. The strap has two oppositely disposed strap ends and a middle portion. An adjustment plate is coupled to the strap to allow adjustable mounting movement. The stop hinge also includes a rubber bumper or stop cover coupled to the strap through the adjustment plate. T...