US Patent Issued to Delta Faucet on Feb. 17 for "Plumbing fixture with power and communication system" (Indiana Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,554,299, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Delta Faucet Co. (Indianapolis).

"Plumbing fixture with power and communication system" was invented by Joseph Wayne Baumgarte (Carmel, Ind.) and Raul Tueme (Carmel, Ind.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A power and communications system associated with a plumbing fixture and which is connected with an external electrical power source. The system includes a power and communication assembly having electrical circuitry adapted to be electrically connected with the external electrical power source and provide electrical power to the power and communication assembly. The electrical circuitry can also...