ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,631,061, issued on May 19, was assigned to Reell Precision Manufacturing Corp. (St. Paul, Minn.).
"Dual-axis over-molded hinge" was invented by George Larson (Roseville, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "One aspect is an overmolded hinge device having a first and a second shaft, each having first and second ends. A first friction element is mounted on the first shaft. A first molded housing is at least partially enclosing the first shaft and a second molded housing is at least partially enclosing the second shaft. A first molded outer link is at least partially enclosing each of the first and second shafts and a second molded outer lin...