ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,179, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to TAIZHOU XIAOTANGLANG INFANT AND CHILD PRODUCTS Co. LTD. (Taizhou, China).

"Folding bathtub" was invented by Jian Chen (Taizhou, China) and Tao Yang (Taizhou, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A folding bathtub includes a bathtub body and a supporting body. The supporting body is provided with a support frame and support legs, the support legs are connected with the support frame, and the support frame is supported by the support legs. The support frame is detachably connected with the bathtub body, and the bathtub body is supported by the support frame, so that the support frame can be conne...