ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,746,564, issued on Sept. 29.
"Sprinkler device" was invented by Joel Batts (Lakeland, Fla.) and Michael Giordano (Osceola, Ind.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sprinkler device can include a first tubular body; a second tubular body, one or more toothed rings at least partially retained within a lower portion of the second tubular body, the one or more toothed rings having two or more teeth that are constructed and arranged to be in sliding communication with at least an outer surface of a third tubular body so that a position of the sprinkler device is adjustable in a downward direction along the third tubular body, the two or more te...