ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,474, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to HUSQVARNA AB (Sweden).

"Ergonomic irrigation fittings" was invented by Ulises Harin Espinoza (Taylorsville, Utah).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An irrigation fitting comprises a first fitting branch and a second fitting branch. The first fitting branch comprises a first planar region and a second planar region. The second fitting branch comprises a third planar region and a fourth planar region. The first planar region and the third planar region jointly comprise a first curved concave edge and a second curved concave edge. The second planar region and the fourth planar region jointly comprise ...