ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,394, issued on June 2, was assigned to Se-Kure Controls Inc. (Franklin Park, Ill.).
"Holder for sink accessory" was invented by Gustavo Bergmann (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The combination of: a sink with a basin compartment and having an exposed surface with a metal portion; an accessory usable in conjunction with the sink; and a holder for releasably supporting the accessory in a staged position. The holder has a body and at least one component on the body that is magnetically attracted to the exposed metal surface portion to releasably maintain the holder in an operative position. The component is connected to the body ...