ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,624,584, issued on May 12, was assigned to NATIONWIDE INDUSTRIES INC (Tampa, Fla.).

"Self-closing adjustable tension spring hinge" was invented by E. Erik Timothy (Apollo Beach, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A self-closing adjustable tension spring hinge to close a gate or door without manual assistance from a person including a spring hinge disposed within a hinge housing and mounted between a bracket and mounting bracket by an upper bearing assembly and upper spring coupler, and a lower bearing assembly and lower spring coupler respectively."

The patent was filed on April 4, 2022, under Application No. 17/803,255.

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