ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,806, issued on April 21, was assigned to Ector Cantu Gomez (Crowley, Texas).

"Chrome flush valve installation tool" was invented by Ector Cantu Gomez (Crowley, Texas) and Thomas Stephens (Fort Worth, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A flush valve installation tool and associated method is used to install and uninstall chrome flush valves. The installation tool is capable of installing and uninstalling nuts of a variety of sizes without causing damage to the surfaces of the nuts. The flush valve installation tool has opposing first and second members coupled together by a pin or bolt. The first and second members each have two or...