US Patent Issued to RELIANCE WORLDWIDE CORPORATION (UK), RELIANCE WORLDWIDE CORPORATION (AUST.) on March 4 for "Plumbing device" (British, Australian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,241,560, issued on March 4, was assigned to RELIANCE WORLDWIDE CORPORATION (UK) LIMITED (Great Britain) and RELIANCE WORLDWIDE CORPORATION (AUST.) PTY. LTD. (Australia).

"Plumbing device" was invented by Blake Anton Phillips (Brisbane, Australia), Daniel Watson (West Drayton, Great Britain) and Andrew Johnson (West Drayton, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A plumbing device including a body with at least one inlet and at least one outlet and a number of fluid control mechanisms, wherein each fluid control mechanism performs a different fluid control function compared to the other fluid control mechanisms and wherein the body ...