Patents Issued the Week of February 23-27

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Patent Protection & Registration

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U.S. Patent No. 12,560,014 entitled “Control Arm for Movable Furniture Parts” issued February 24, 2025 to Samet Kalip Ve Madeni Esya San Ve Tic. A.S. of Istanbul, Turkey. Invented by Artur Hirtsiefer of Neunkirchen-Seelscheid, Germany and Nurettin Güzeltepe and Izzet Yarar both also of Istanbul, Turkey. Abstract: A control arm includes a first and a second arm section pivotably connected to each other. A control part is coupled to the first arm section and includes a control surface. A thrust piece is mounted on the second arm section and includes a counter control surface. At least one spring element biases the thrust piece relative to the control piece. The arm sections are pivoted relative to one another and the relative movement between the control part and the thrust piece is a rolling movement.

U.S. Patent No. 12,557,909 entitled “Motion Arrangement” issued February 24, 2025 to Titus d.o.o. Dekani of Dekani, Slovenia. Invented by Ulrich Bantle of Mannheim, Germany. Abstract: The invention relates to a motion arrangement (10), in particular for a drawer, a sliding door, a hinged door, a flap or similar movable furniture part, having a push-out arrangement, wherein the push-out arrangement comprises a guide element (40), on which an energy accumulator (90) acts and which is guided on or in a fitting part, in particular on or in a housing (30), wherein the energy accumulator (90) can be used to displace the guide element (40) from a park position into an ejecting position, and wherein the guide element (40) entrains a slider (70) from the park position into the ejecting position at least along part of its travel path. To be able to individualize such a motion arrangement (10) in a simple manner with regard to its ejection path, according to the invention provision is made for the guide element (40) to be connected to the slider (70) in the park position directly or via at least one adapter (77) by means of a detachable connection.