ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,467,245, issued on Nov. 11.

"Water blocking member" was invented by Huijie Yang (Guangdong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water blocking member includes a fixed plate, a water baffle plate and a locking device. The fixed plate is rotatably connected to the water baffle plate. The water baffle plate and the fixed plate are locked and fixed through the locking device, and the locking devices configured to lock an angle between the water baffle plate and the fixed plate. Through the above structure, a user can fixedly place the fixed plate in a sink or a bathtub or any other position platform that requires water blocking. Under the...