ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,237, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).

"Container filling faucet" was invented by Chanseol Chung (Milwaukee).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A faucet includes a spout, a water level sensor, and a controller. The spout includes a water outlet having a first set of nozzles oriented at an angle with respect to a central axis defined by the water outlet such that water discharged from the first set of nozzles converges at the central axis at a focal distance from the water outlet. The water level sensor is disposed on the spout and is configured to detect a distance between the water outlet and a level of water ...