ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,661,669, issued on June 23, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).

"Oscillating wand bidet" was invented by Michael Smith (Sheboygan, Wis.) and Andrew Smith (Sheboygan, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An oscillating bidet includes a housing configured to receive a flow of water and a bidet wand configured to oscillate under the flow of water. The housing includes a housing inlet configured to receive a flow of water and a housing outlet configured to dispense the flow of water. The housing further includes a chamber configured to direct the flow of water from the housing inlet to the housing outlet."

The patent was filed on Sept...