ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,609, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to K-Rain Manufacturing Corp. (Riviera Beach, Fla.).

"Oscillating sprinkler assembly" was invented by Hanlly R. Batista Estevez (Lake Park, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An oscillating sprinkler assembly includes a body including an inlet configured for connection to a water supply; a riser movably mounted in the body and movable from a retracted position to an extended position; a nozzle housing rotatably mounted on a top of the riser; a pressure regulating assembly mounted at an inlet of the riser and operable to control pressure of water into the riser based on an downstream pressure; a w...