ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,352,030, issued on July 8, was assigned to Zurn Water LLC (Milwaukee).

"Wall-mounted water closet carrier assembly" was invented by John Matthew Lawrence (Milwaukee) and Frank Schaetzke (Milwaukee).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A carrier assembly for supporting a water closet having an outlet. The carrier assembly including a faceplate defining an opening therethrough, where the opening includes a first end configured to form a water-tight seal with the outlet of the water closet and a second end opposite the first end, and a fluid coupler defining a fluid pathway therethrough, where the fluid pathway includes an inlet and an outlet oppos...