ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,338,615, issued on June 24.

"Bidet device" was invented by Giancarlo Maniaci (Villa Park, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bidet device for attachment to a toilet. The bidet device includes a water inlet configured to be connected to a water supply line, a liquid inlet configured to be connected to a container for containing a liquid, a liquid nozzle for spraying the liquid into the toilet, and a wash nozzle for spraying water so as to wash a user's body part. The liquid nozzle is fluidly connected to the liquid inlet. The wash nozzle is fluidly connected to the water inlet."

The patent was filed on Aug. 12, 2022, under Applicati...