ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,706, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to LOCINOX (Waregem, Belgium).
"Hydraulically damped hinge and a method of assembling the same" was invented by Joseph Talpe (Heestert-Zwevegem, Belgium).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hydraulically damped hinge comprising: a first hinge member (5) having a cylinder barrel (17) forming a first knuckle of the hinge; a second hinge member (6) pivotably mounted on the first hinge member (5) and comprising a second and third knuckle (20, 21) which are situated at opposing ends (22, 23) of the cylinder a barrel (17); a torsion spring (79) within a double-wall portion of the cylinder barrel (17) and havi...