US Patent Issued to Kohler on April 29 for "Showerhead with pin plate" (New York Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,771, issued on April 29, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).

"Showerhead with pin plate" was invented by Hiroyuki Chanseol Muraoka (New York).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spray head includes a front cover, a spray plate, and an actuator. The front cover includes a plurality of exit openings. The spray plate is oriented substantially parallel to the front cover. The spray plate includes a pin that is aligned with at least one exit opening of the plurality of exit openings. The pin is configured to selectively engage with the at least one exit opening to control a flow of water through the at least one exit opening. The actuat...