ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,259,073, issued on March 25, was assigned to Drug Careers Inc. (Clarksburg, N.J.).

"Connector assembly and methods of use" was invented by Lisa A Lane (Clarksburg, N.J.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A connector assembly may include an elastomeric connector comprising an approximately perpendicular flange at a distal end thereof and an opening therethrough; and a rigid compression fitting having an opening aligned with the opening of the elastomeric connector. The connector assembly may be used with a converter hose. Related methods include attaching the converter hose to a shower head, faucet or spigot."

The patent was filed on Oct. 3...