ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,546,098, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Xiamen Lota International Co. Ltd. (Xiamen, China).

"Double-handle faucet" was invented by Liming Ye (Fujian, China), Shuanglin Bai (Fujian, China) and Chuanbao Zhu (Fujian, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A double-handle faucet includes a water outlet member, a countertop installation assembly, and two valve assemblies. A mounting base and two valve body cavities are fixedly disposed on a panel body. A mounting panel and a locking assembly are respectively disposed on an upper side and a lower side of a countertop. The two valve assemblies are respectively connected to the two valve body ...