ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,312,781, issued on May 27, was assigned to Kohler Mira Ltd. (Cheltenham, Great Britain).
"Showerhead mounting" was invented by James Edward Bourne (Cheltenham, Great Britain) and Simon Westgate (Cheltenham, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A showerhead mounting pipe is provide for mounting a wall-mounted or ceiling-mounted showerhead. The pipe has two ends, and a bend of at least 45deg between the ends. Each end of the pipe comprises a connector for a showerhead. The pipe is arranged to be cut at a selected location between the two ends so as to provide a suitable portion for use to mount a showerhead."
The patent was filed ...