ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,781,486, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Stone And Steel Systems LLC (Mesa, Ariz.).
"Hand washing station" was invented by James K. Smith (Phoneiz, Ariz.), Austin Davis (Phoenix), Steven Kueffer (Mesa, Ariz.), Kevin Roe (Phoenix) and Kay Herbert (Winthrop, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hand washing station includes a basin assembly having a rear configured for mounting to a wall surface and a front opposite the rear. The basin assembly includes a basin having a trough positioned proximate to the rear of the basin assembly and recessed from an adjacent surface of the basin located forward of the trough, with the trough having a ...