ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,848, issued on March 3, was assigned to NELSON IRRIGATION Corp. (Walla Walla, Wash.).
"Irrigation sprinkler with multiple patterns and rotation speeds" was invented by George L. Sesser (Edmonds, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sprinkler module is cooperable with a sprinkler nozzle unit supporting a sprinkler nozzle to define a sprinkler configuration. The sprinkler module includes a cage attachable to the sprinkler nozzle unit and including a pair of struts, a cap connected to the cage via the pair of struts, and a deflector plate cooperable with the sprinkler nozzle and rotatably secured between the cap and the cage. The defl...