ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,372, issued on May 20, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).
"Faucet assembly with friction ring" was invented by Brad R. Hadfield (Port Washington, Wis.), Perry D. Erickson (Sheboygan, Wis.) and David E. Hansen (Howards Grove, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed is a friction ring including a body and a contact member. The body is configured to couple the friction ring to at least one of a faucet assembly or a faucet valve assembly. The contact member is disposed on the body. The contact member is configured to slidably engage with a valve stem of the faucet valve assembly. The contact member is further configured to ...