ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,458,987, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Komet Austria GmbH (Lienz, Austria).
"Liquid diffuser device for irrigation systems" was invented by Arno Drechsel (Lienz, Austria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A liquid diffuser device includes a frame provided with a nozzle for generating a liquid jet; a deflector assembly having a deflector plate with an upper face facing the nozzle and a lower face with a shank extending therefrom; and a containment member associated with the frame and having a peripheral annular collar, a stem, and a rotatable support on a bottom wall of a cavity. The shank of the deflector assembly rests against the rotata...