ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,595, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to AS America Inc. (Piscataway, N.J.).

"Showerhead assembly with aeration" was invented by Jean-Jacques L'Henaff (New Canaan, Conn.), Jacob Nitz (London), Paul Flowers (London) and Greg Reinecker (Brooklyn, N.Y.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided are showerheads with aeration that include a showerhead body comprising a front showerhead face comprising a plurality of nozzles and a rear showerhead face opposite the front showerhead face, a air/water mixing chamber located in an interior space of the showerhead body, a ventilation disk comprising a plurality of openings positioned between the fr...