ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,185, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).
"Hydrophobic field" was invented by Jeffrey Champagne (Acton, Mass.) and Jason Kwacz (Kohler, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus for generation and application of a hydrophobic effect in a bathroom fixture including an electrostatic generator, a liquid shielded object, and a bowl or basin. The electrostatic generator is configured to generate an electrostatic field configured to repel liquid. The liquid shielded object is positioned in relationship to the electrostatic generator. The bowl or basin is configured to collected liquid repelled away from the li...