ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,495,935, issued on Dec. 16.
"Portable child sink" was invented by Marta Podemska-Mikluch (Belle Plaine, Minn.) and Lukasz Andrzej Mikluch (Belle Plaine, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus includes a base, a reservoir, a vessel, a conduit, a sensor, a resistance measurement wire connected to the conduit, a microprocessor, and a pump. The reservoir is configured to hold a fluid such as water or soap. The microprocessor is configured to receive a signal from the sensor indicative of whether an object (such as a user's hand) is disposed proximate the sensor and receive a second signal from the resistance measurement wire indic...