ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,498, issued on Oct. 7.
"Washable faucet lever with crank-activated detergent dispenser" was invented by Freeman Wilks (Sunrise, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A washable faucet lever with crank-activated detergent dispenser having a lever cartridge having a stem operably coupled to a hand lever and a two-bar linkage configured to rotate in a linkage axis of rotation parallel to and simultaneous with a lever axis of rotation, a detergent reservoir member configured to house a liquid detergent therein and that includes a reservoir valve, an encasement member defining an enclosed region therein and an outlet, and having an outlet va...