ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,021, issued on July 8, was assigned to ASSA ABLOY Americas Residential Inc. (New Haven, Conn.).

"Faucet having a plurality of spray patterns" was invented by Adam William Tracy (Irvine, Calif.) and Andy Ejung Kim (Lake Forest, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A faucet includes a faucet body, a faucet spout and a spray pattern controller for providing a plurality of spray patterns. The faucet body includes a faucet handle that is movable with respect to the faucet body. The faucet spout has a first end extending from and integral to the faucet body. The spray pattern controller is located along a side of the faucet spout. The spra...