ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,032, issued on July 1.

"Sink mounting assembly, sink lighting assembly, and methods of installation" was invented by Mehmet Hocaoglu (Coral Springs, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A lighted sink includes a sink with a sink lighting assembly coupled to an upper end of the sink. The lighting assembly projects light downward and into the sink, which at the same time, protects the light emitting element from moisture and contaminants through a combination of protective walls that physically house the light emitting element and leave at least one side open to a transparent window that allows light to broadcast to and illuminate an int...