ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,529, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to WEDI GMBH (Emsdetten, Germany).
"Drain device with an adjustable support for a drain cover" was invented by Stephan Wedi (Emsdetten, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Drain devices for installation in a shower floor panel usually include a cover. To adjust the position of the cover after a floor covering has been applied, the drain device has an adjusting device with a receptacle for installation in the floor panel with a bearing surface and an inner contour which has an inner diameter, a retainer insertable into the receptacle for an extension element connected to the cover and which is m...