ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,663,090, issued on June 23, was assigned to Xiamen ShuiZhiSen Sanitary Ware Co. Ltd. (Fujian, China).

"Water distributor" was invented by Deqing Yang (Fujian, China) and Dingyun Wen (Fujian, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A water distributor, including a main body, a water distribution shaft, a first blocking member, and a second blocking member; two ends of the main body are provided with a groove and a first water outlet respectively; a circumferential side surface of the main body is provided with a second water outlet and a water inlet opposite to each other; the water distribution shaft has a sealing part rotatably fitted in t...