ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,534,890, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to XIAMEN GALENPOO KITCHEN&BATHROOM TECHNOLOGY Co. LTD (Xiamen, China).

"Waterway switching apparatus with magnetic function" was invented by Xiaoling Yan (Xiamen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This patent discloses a waterway switching apparatus with a magnetic function, which can functionally replace a shower column, achieving mounting and fixation of an overhead shower and a handheld shower, with a simple structure and reduced costs. The waterway switching apparatus changes communication relationships of a first water inlet with a water flowing slot and a second water inlet as a waterway...