ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,729,522, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Xiamen Lota International Co. Ltd. (Xiamen, China) and Lota Xiamen Industry Co. Ltd. (Xiamen City, China).

"Joint structure configured for pull-out tube, pull-out tube structure, and faucet" was invented by Yan Zhang (Xiamen, China), Liming Ye (Xiamen, China) and Chuanbao Zhu (Xiamen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A joint structure configured for a pull-out tube, a pull-out tube structure, and a faucet. The joint structure includes a joint body, two connecting heads respectively disposed on two ends of the joint body, a magnetic component, and an embedded member. The two connecting heads...