ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,259,059, issued on March 25.
"Oscillator and flow diverter for a sprinkler system" was invented by John S. Heaney (Providence, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A programmable, electronically controlled sprinkler system has a hermetically sealed internal chamber which encloses all of the internal water flow, valves, mechanical and rotational components. A plurality of magnetic coupling arrangements allows external motors to control operation of the internal mechanical components without requiring any hydraulic seals."
The patent was filed on Jan. 17, 2022, under Application No. 17/577,076.
*For further information, including images,...