ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,739, issued on March 25, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).

"Kinetic faucet and sink assemblies" was invented by Hiroyuki Chanseol Muraoka (New York), Daniel Brohn (Kohler, Wis.), Karger David Kohler (Kohler, Wis.) and Ka Ming Larry Yuen (Kohler, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A faucet assembly includes a faucet. The faucet includes a base movably coupled to a mounting surface having a first side and a second side. The faucet includes a spout rotatably coupled to the base. The spout includes a plurality of conduits each rotatably coupled to each other by an angled joint. The spout extends from the base to a free end com...