ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,342,767, issued on July 1, was assigned to HUSQVARNA AB (Huskvarna, Sweden).
"Valve assembly for an irrigation system" was invented by Ralf Claus (Illerkirchberg, Germany) and Markus Maag (Ulm, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A valve assembly (300) is adapted to be coupled with a flexible pipe (200). The valve assembly (300) includes a hollow body (310) defining a first end (320) and a second end (330). A porous body (350) partially encloses the hollow body (310) proximate to the first end (320) and houses a swellable material (344). The hollow body (310) further defines a hollow chamber (340) between the first and second ends (320...