ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,724, issued on April 21, was assigned to Fortune Brands Water Innovations LLC (Deerfield, Ill.).

"Shower system" was invented by Charles J. Tromm (Olmsted Township, Ohio), Christopher Douglas Dodd (Lakewood, Ohio), Thomas Joseph Manion (Broadview Heights, Ohio) and Adam John Valco (Bay Village, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a shower system that enables a shower device to be easily removed from a dock. The shower system comprises a dock, a shower device, and a locking mechanism. The dock includes a water supply connector, a dock housing, and a dock connector. The dock connector includes a dock flu...