ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,660,964, issued on June 23, was assigned to BathLab LLC (Austin, Texas).

"Shower screen device" was invented by Jeffrey Todd Garris (Austin, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shower screen device comprising at least one horizontally mounted shower rod and at least one divider assembly translationally coupled thereto. The divider assembly comprises a plurality of translatory attachment mechanisms engaging the shower rod via a rod interface selected from a hook or castor. Each attachment mechanism is coupled to a vertical member hingedly connected to a horizontal member via a hinge comprising an internal channel and axis of rotation. ...