US Patent Issued on Feb. 3 for "Method for water saving by retrofitting an institutional plumbing fixture and plumbing fixture made by such method" (Wisconsin Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,540,459, issued on Feb. 3.

"Method for water saving by retrofitting an institutional plumbing fixture and plumbing fixture made by such method" was invented by William Pendleton (Helenville, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a method for water saving by retrofitting an institutional plumbing fixture having a combination of an integral lavatory basin and a toilet bowel integrally attached thereto by inserting into the fixture a urinal-type collection receptacle having a water inlet opening on its top side and a water outlet opening on its bottom side; and fluidly interposing the receptacle via the inlet and outlet openings b...