ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,478,987, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Technifex Products LLC (Valencia, Calif.).
"3-D printed variable pattern nozzle" was invented by Montgomery C. Lunde (Marina Del Rey, Calif.) and Leonard M. Aboulache (Valencia, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A monolithic 3-D printed nozzle assembly that produces a variable water pattern includes a first translucent hollow section portion that receives a first stream of water and provides a linear stream of water moving along a longitudinal axis of the first section. A translucent tangential injector portion integrally formed with the first section defines at least one passageway. The in...