ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,435,749, issued on Oct. 7, was assigned to COMPASS MANUFACTURING INTERNATIONAL LLC (Louisville, Ky.).
"Adjustable nut for faucet installation" was invented by Ken Sapp (Lakeville, Minn.) and DeChang Li (Maspeth, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A faucet mounting structure includes a threaded pipe and a threaded lock nut. The quick tighten and release adjustable lock nut includes a separate upper main body and a lower main which snap fit together. The upper main body includes downward extending lugs with inward facing threads which are urged against the outward facing threads of a faucet pipe to hold the pipe and thus, hold the faucet i...