ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,735,878, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).

"Faucet with integrated soap dispenser" was invented by Evan Yee (Grafton, Wis.), Gabriel Niederlander (Sheboygan, Wis.) and Azzar Sidoney Bubb (Atlanta).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A faucet having an integrated dispensing device is provided. The faucet includes a center shaft centered on an axis, a handle portion extending away from the center shaft at a first angle and coupled to the center shaft, and a dispensing device rotatably coupled to the center shaft about the axis. The dispensing device includes a dispensing body and a dispensing arm. The dispensing bod...