ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,521, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Delta Faucet Co. (Indianapolis).
"Linear diverter for hand shower" was invented by David Lee (Westfield, Ind.), Xinsheng Li (Dingxi, China), Junxi Lu (Guangzhou, China) and Xiongbo Fu (Guangzhou, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A showerhead including a handle supporting a water passageway and a sprayface, and a water diverter device. The water diverter device includes a pivotable waterway including a diverter body having an inlet and an outlet. The diverter body is pivotable such that the outlet is movable along an arcuate path. A driving mechanism is operably coupled to the water diverter d...