US Patent Issued to Kohler on March 4 for "Self-cleaning misting nozzle" (Wisconsin Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,240,007, issued on March 4, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).

"Self-cleaning misting nozzle" was invented by Donald P. Freier (Sheboygan, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spray nozzle for a steam generator of a shower steam system includes a housing defining a longitudinal bore extending to an outlet, and an atomizing member positioned adjacent the outlet. An elongated member is coupled to the housing in the longitudinal bore, and defines a pin at an end thereof. A body is slidably coupled to the housing in the longitudinal bore, and includes an opening extending therethrough. A biasing member is configured to bias the body...