ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,215,487, issued on Feb. 4, was assigned to AM CONSERVATION GROUP (Charleston, S.C.).
"Tub faucet having a control valve with reduced backpressure" was invented by Jeffrey S. Doss (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Jason Swanson (Tempe, Ariz.), Heather L. Pinson (Gilbert, Ariz.) and John Lockhart (Ridgway, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water control system including a showerhead and a tub faucet. The faucet has a valve configured to automatically restrict fluid flow through the faucet and direct fluid to the showerhead as a function of a parameter, such as a predetermined water temperature. The faucet has many modes of operation, including a Re...