ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,180, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to TILE REDI LLC (Charlotte, N.C.).
"Shower installations and methods for efficiently constructing same" was invented by Joseph R. Cook (Parkland, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A kit for manufacturing a shower, comprising a shower pan, one or more pre-sized and shaped floor covering panels, one or more pre-sized and shaped wall covering panels, and, in some of the embodiments, one or more pre-sized and shaped curb covering panels. The invention is also directed to a method for manufacturing a shower by the steps of: (i) installing a shower pan, (ii) installing one or more pre-sized and shaped ...