ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,421,703, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Hevs Solutions LLC (Frankfort, Ill.).

"Sink divider" was invented by Jeremy Massat (Chicago), Raymond Francis Morrogh Jr. (Charlotte, N.C.), Alexandra Rausch (Wilmington, N.C.), Raeshon McNeil (Charlotte, N.C.), Patrick Bailey (Charlotte, N.C.) and Matthew Innes (Charlotte, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sink divider is detachably attachable across a sink to form a first and second compartment of the sink. The sink divider has an expandable bladder that is pressurized by a pressurization apparatus to press the bladder against the wall of the sink to create the two compartments. The pre...