ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,855, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Rain Bird Corp. (Azusa, Calif.).
"Multi-mode rotor sprinkler apparatus and method" was invented by Michael A. McAfee (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 movable relative to the fixed trip for settin...