US Patent Issued to Kohler on March 17 for "Faucet" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,765, issued on March 17, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).

"Faucet" was invented by Gary N. Clarke (Sheboygan, Wis.), Rodney L. Weekley (Mequon, Wis.) and Jacob R. Frye (Sheboygan, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A faucet that includes a base; a collar extending from the base, wherein the collar is rotatable relative to the base about a longitudinal axis; a control arm comprising a first end movably coupled to the collar and a second end opposite the first end; a sprayhead configured to emit water; a magnetic spheroidal joint comprising a ball and a socket, wherein at least one of the ball and the socket is magnetic and...