ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,443,208, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Rain Bird Corp. (Azusa, Calif.).
"Control zone devices, systems and methods" was invented by Brian Allen Biang (Tucson, Ariz.), Mark Murphy Ensworth (Orange, Calif.), Michael Joseph Millius (Vail, Ariz.), Kevin Mark Irwin (Tucson, Ariz.) and Riccardo J. Tresso (Oro Valley, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Control zone devices that integrate a valve, filter, and pressure regulator within a single device are provided. Specifically, the control zone devices include a main body having a base portion with an inlet passage and an outlet passage attachable to a conduit and a body portion extending...