ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,938, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to The Toro Co. (Bloomington, Minn.).
"Sprinkler with internal compartments" was invented by James T. Wright III (Riverside, Calif.) and Steven C. Renquist (Norco, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sprinkler includes a compartment that surrounds its riser portion in an offset or asymmetrical configuration. More specifically, the distance of the compartments walls from those of the riser vary (i.e., increase or decrease) at different locations surrounding the riser. Put another way, the riser is closer to one side of the compartment than other sides of the compartment. This non-concentric con...