ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,002, issued on Aug. 19.

"Sink for cleaning paint brushes and roller covers" was invented by Christian Sullivan (Petaluma, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sink for cleaning paint brushes and roller covers saturated with water-based paints is provided. The sink contains a cleaning brush wheel in a sink basin rotationally driven by a motor to clean paint brushes. The sink further contains a hanger underneath an overhang portion of the sink basin to secure a paint roller on for cleaning with a jet of water. The overhang portion prevents paint-water effluent from spraying outside of the sink basin. The sink has one or more ports f...