ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,367, issued on July 14, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).

"Bathing devices with therapeutic ultrasound" was invented by Ariana Smies (Sheboygan, Wis.) and Jason Kwacz (Kohler, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure is generally directed towards an ultrasonic showering device. The ultrasonic showering device includes a head portion including a plurality of nozzles that dispense a fluid, a movement component that detects movement of the head portion, and an ultrasonic transducer that generates and transmits ultrasonic energy. The ultrasonic showering device includes a handle portion including a controller t...