ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,385,241, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).
"Drain system for bathtub" was invented by David H. Ritter (Kohler, Wis.), Brian S. Core (Fond du Lac, Wis.), Douglas J. Brouwer (Sheboygan, Wis.), Keith S. Ruh (Elkhart Lake, Wis.) and Autumn-Storm Antoinette McFaul (Mequon, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A drain system for controlling a water level in a bathtub includes a drain exit assembly coupled to an exit drain of the bathtub and configured to receive water exiting the bathtub, a valve fluidly coupled to the drain exit assembly and operably coupled to a motor, and a pressure sensor communicatively coupled ...