ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,416,138, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to Xiamen Lota International Co. Ltd. (Xiamen, China).
"Faucet with locking assembly" was invented by Shuanglin Bai (Fujian, China), Liming Ye (Fujian, China) and Chuanbao Zhu (Fujian, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A faucet comprises a faucet body and a locking assembly. The locking assembly is connected to the faucet body, and the locking assembly is configured to pass through a mounting hole of a countertop. At least part of the locking assembly is configured to be controlled to abut a lower side of the countertop, and the faucet body comprises a faucet housing, a support frame, and a v...