US Patent Issued to Kohler on Sept. 8 for "Faucet bearing assembly" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,521, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Kohler Co. (Kohler, Wis.).

"Faucet bearing assembly" was invented by Perry D. Erickson (Sheboygan, Wis.) and Steven Thomas Radder (Kiel, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fluid delivery system including a first and a second faucet tube coupled with a swivel bearing assembly wherein the first faucet tube is rotatable relative the second faucet tube about the swivel bearing and a portion of the swivel bearing is configured to be at least partially tapered at a distal end to provide a sealing resistance between a fastener and a coupling member of the swivel bearing assembly."

The patent was f...