ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,748, issued on July 1, was assigned to Rain Bird Corp. (Azusa, Calif.).
"Multi-mode rotor sprinkler apparatus and method" was invented by Michael A. McAfee (Tucson, Ariz.) and Saul Le-Garcia Rodolfo (Tucson, Ariz.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-mode sprinkler adjustable for part or full circle operation to irrigate a selected area is provided. The sprinkler includes a nozzle for dispensing fluid, a set of gears for rotating the nozzle and an arc setting mechanism that cooperates with the set of gears. The arc setting mechanism comprises a fixed trip for switching to a first direction for the nozzle and an adjustable trip movab...