ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,457,948, issued on Nov. 4.
"Subterranean irrigation system" was invented by Auguste Roberts (University Place, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, devices, and methods including at least one irrigation device configured to deliver water to below a ground surface at a selected depth, the irrigation device including: a first watering pipe configured to be inserted into the ground at the selected depth to deliver water; a probe including at least one sensor configured to be inserted into the ground, wherein the at least one sensor is configured to detect data of the ground and transmit the detected data to an electrical controller ...