ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,166, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).

"Sink system and components" was invented by Niels Eilmus (Sheboygan, Wis.), Evan Grybush (Belgium, Wis.), Margaret Mazz (Atlanta), Ken Kapal (Sheboygan, Wis.), Ryan Detlaff (Sheboygan, Wis.), Josh Hippert (Newton, Wis.), Shawn Booth (Sheboygan, Wis.), Erika Kovesdi (Kohler, Wis.), Jason Miller (Plymouth, Wis.) and Luncheak Tan (Sheboygan, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sink system includes a sink basin and a disposal system. The disposal system includes a first inlet coupled to the sink basin, a second inlet fluidly coupled to a second fluid source, and a garb...