ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,258,740, issued on March 25, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).
"Shower trim assembly" was invented by Andrew James Stokes (Sheboygan, Wis.) and Michael J. Strege (Plymouth, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve trim assembly for use in a shower environment. The valve trim assembly includes an outer covering and a valve assembly. The outer covering includes a first axis disposed through a midpoint of the outer covering. The valve assembly is at least partially disposed within the outer covering and configured to control a flow of fluid. The valve assembly includes a nut coupled to the outer covering, an adapter at least pa...