ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,988, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).
"Multi-function sprayhead" was invented by Perry D. Erickson (Sheboygan, Wis.) and Steven Radder (Kiel, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sprayhead that includes a body and first and second diverters. The body has an inlet for receiving a fluid; first, second, and third chambers; and first, second, and third outlets for dispensing the fluid in first, second, and third modes, respectively. The first diverter moves 5 between a first position wherein the second chamber fluidly connects to the inlet and the first chamber fluidly disconnects from the inlet and a second...