ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,390,394, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Kohler India Corporation Pvt Ltd. (New Delhi).

"Washbasin incorporating steam generator" was invented by Anand Asinkar (Delhi, India), Fateh Singh Virk (Delhi, India) and Rahul Wadhawan (Delhi, India).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A washbasin having a basin and a steam generator. The basin has a drain and a basin steam outlet. The steam generator has a water inlet, a tank configured to store water received at the water inlet, a heater configured to heat the water to generate steam, and a generator steam outlet configured to output the steam. Coupling elements couple the steam generator to the b...