ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,345,029, issued on July 1, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).

"Bath faucet system" was invented by Adam John Reich (Whitelaw, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bath faucet system includes a housing, an internal waterway, and a diverter rod. The housing includes a water inlet, a water outlet, and a cavity extending between the water inlet and the water outlet. The internal waterway is disposed within the cavity between the water inlet and the water outlet. The internal waterway includes a water jacket coupled to the water inlet and comprising a hose connector and a separate aperture through the water jacket. The internal waterw...