ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,723, issued on April 21, was assigned to ETL LLC (Sparks, Nev.).

"Showerhead assembly with oscillating nozzle" was invented by David Hofman (Reno, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A showerhead assembly is provided which includes a conduit, a gear train and oscillating nozzle chamber. The gear train includes a propeller, toothed pinion, and toothed gear. Water flows from the conduit into an internal chamber within the showerhead housing. Specifically, water enters the propeller thereby causing it to rotate, the rotation of which causes the pinion to rotate, and consequently, the toothed gear to revolve. Additionally, a pin seated ...