ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,232,659, issued on Feb. 25, was assigned to Daniel Oliver (Hohenwald, Tenn.).

"Reconfigurable water distribution system for a walk-in tub bathing installation with a single pump for multiple functions" was invented by Daniel Oliver (Linden, Tenn.), Eric J. Kownacki (Rancho Bernardo, Calif.) and Graham J. Campbell (Irvine, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reconfigurable water distribution system for a walk-in tub bathing installation including two or more types of discharge ports for discharging water. The system includes a single motorized pump having an input connected to a suction port of the bathing installation, and an output ...