ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,245,728, issued on March 11.
"Splashguard" was invented by Jordan D. Stander (Wentzville, Mo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention is a splashguard for placement on and over a bathtub rim which can hold items or providing a play-area for children while preventing water from splashing out of the bathtub. The splashguard includes a shelf that connects to the bathtub's rim with one set of releasable and reusable fasteners and a flap that extends downward along the bathtub's inner sidewall from the forward edge of the shelf and further secures the splashguard to the inner sidewall with another set of releasable and reusable fastener...