US Patent Issued to Masonite on May 12 for "Door system with outer door frame pre-wired with AC electrical power for connection with DC power supply unit, and related methods of use, installation, and fabrication" (Illinois Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,592, issued on May 12, was assigned to Masonite Corp. (Tampa, Fla.).

"Door system with outer door frame pre-wired with AC electrical power for connection with DC power supply unit, and related methods of use, installation, and fabrication" was invented by Steven Swartzmiller (Batavia, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A door system comprises a door frame adapted to be mounted within an opening, a door pivotally attached to the door frame, an AC/DC converter configured to be electrically connected to an AC power unit operably associated with the door system, a slot in the door system, a pre-wired receptacle disposed in the slot, and ...