ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,718, issued on March 31, was assigned to WashTec Holding GmbH (Augsburg, Germany).

"Device and method for applying a cleaning liquid to a vehicle part" was invented by Ferdinand Conrad (Augsburg, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device for applying a cleaning liquid to a vehicle part includes an upper nozzle for discharging cleaning liquid in a first spray geometry delimited in a first vertical cross-section starting from the upper nozzle, by a first upper side piece and a first lower side piece that enclose a first opening angle with one another. The device also includes a lower nozzle for discharging cleaning liquid in a s...