US Patent Issued to Delta Faucet on Nov. 25 for "Faucet handle assembly" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,291, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Delta Faucet Co. (Indianapolis).

"Faucet handle assembly" was invented by Brian Wayne Johnson (Muncie, Ind.) and Madeline Clare Ryals (Indianapolis).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A faucet handle assembly configured to properly align a faucet handle relative to a valve assembly. A handle bushing includes an alignment rib received within an alignment slot of the faucet handle. The handle and the handle bushing are operably coupled together by engagement of a flexible tab of the handle bushing with an inner surface of the handle."

The patent was filed on May 17, 2023, under Application No. 18/198...