ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,482, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Mansfield Engineered Components LLC (Mansfield, Ohio).
"Slow open hinge assembly" was invented by James J. Collene (Bucyrus, Ohio) and Brian S. White (Galion, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A slow open hinge assembly for an associated appliance door includes an arm and a channel including a first end that is pivotally connected to the arm at a first location for pivoting about a first pivot axis. A slide link includes an inner end that is pivotally connected to the arm at a second location for pivoting about a second pivot axis that is offset from the first pivot axis. A fluid damped sprin...