ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,397, issued on June 2, was assigned to Project Soak LLC (Irving, Texas).

"Shower base" was invented by Cory Bates (Arlington, Texas) and William Peck (Arlington, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A shower base assembly, comprising a shower base having a length and a width; a drainage channel disposed in the shower base; a drain outlet disposed in the drainage channel; and a drain cover configured to cover the drainage channel, wherein the drainage channel comprises a first edge and a second edge defining a drainage channel length, the drainage channel comprises a third edge and a fourth edge defining a drainage channel width, and t...