US Patent Issued to Rain Bird on July 21 for "Sprinkler with an adjustable pressure regulator" (Arizona Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,686,024, issued on July 21, was assigned to Rain Bird Corp. (Azusa, Calif.).

"Sprinkler with an adjustable pressure regulator" was invented by Michael A. McAfee (Tucson, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An irrigation device having an adjustable pressure regulator is provided. The irrigation device includes a housing having an inlet and a riser movable relative to the housing between a retracted position and an extended position. A retainer is secured in the riser. A flow tube extends through the retainer and is configured to move relative to the retainer. The irrigation device includes a valve coupled to the riser with the valve clos...