ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,259,046, issued on March 25, was assigned to NOTCH2O LLC (Sherman Oaks, Calif.).
"Water conservation faucets" was invented by Sydney Banks (Pacific Palisades, Calif.), Sadie May (Los Angeles), Cara Banks (Pacific Palisades, Calif.) and Tessa May (Los Angeles).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water conservation faucet seamlessly integrating a tactile feedback mechanism into existing faucets to spur user controlled pre-set water flow rate, energy conservation, and cost savings. During movement of the handle, the user receives tactile feedback through the handle indicating the position of the handle as it moves from one pre-set position to ...