RAIN BIRD SPRINKLER MFG has a total of 177 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1952. It filed its patents most often in United States, Australia and Canada. Its main competitors in its focus markets machines, agriculture and environmental technology are NAANDANJAIN IRRIGATION LTD, COTE KRISTY and ETTRIDGE JOHN P SNR.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | United States | 56 | |
#2 | Australia | 14 | |
#3 | Canada | 14 | |
#4 | France | 14 | |
#5 | Spain | 12 | |
#6 | Italy | 11 | |
#7 | South Africa | 10 | |
#8 | Germany | 8 | |
#9 | Japan | 7 | |
#10 | Israel | 6 | |
#11 | United Kingdom | 5 | |
#12 | Mexico | 3 | |
#13 | Sweden | 3 | |
#14 | Brazil | 2 | |
#15 | Denmark | 2 | |
#16 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 2 | |
#17 | Finland | 2 | |
#18 | Greece | 2 | |
#19 | Belgium | 1 | |
#20 | Republic of Korea | 1 | |
#21 | Netherlands | 1 | |
#22 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 1 |
# | Industry | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Machines | |
#2 | Agriculture | |
#3 | Environmental technology | |
#4 | Mechanical elements | |
#5 | Electrical machinery and energy | |
#6 | Measurement |
# | Technology | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Spraying devices | |
#2 | Horticulture | |
#3 | Climate change adaptation technologies | |
#4 | Unspecified technologies | |
#5 | Unspecified technologies | |
#6 | Gearing | |
#7 | Venting or aerating devices | |
#8 | Electric switches | |
#9 | Electromechanical clocks | |
#10 | Pipes |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Brown Richard D | 14 |
#2 | Christen Hans D | 11 |
#3 | Beamer John D | 11 |
#4 | Pitchford Edward Julian | 10 |
#5 | Mcmillen Charles A | 9 |
#6 | Troup Edward M | 8 |
#7 | Dumitrascu Octavian P | 7 |
#8 | Pitchford Edward J | 7 |
#9 | Morgan Norman D | 6 |
#10 | Costa Robert B | 6 |
Publication | Filing date | Title |
---|---|---|
AU4717999A | Irrigation tube with flexible margin | |
US5820029A | Drip irrigation emitter | |
BR9403141A | Improvement in rotary type irrigation sprinkler and rotary type irrigation sprinkler | |
AU6875594A | Speed controlled rotating sprinkler | |
CA2128737A1 | Speed controlled rotating sprinkler | |
US5377914A | Speed controlled rotating sprinkler | |
US5158231A | Mini-sprinkler stake assembly and mini-sprinkler unit and deflector therefore | |
US5090621A | Constant drive nozzle for impulse irrigation sprinklers | |
US5111995A | Drip irrigation tube | |
US5023787A | Irrigation control and flow management system | |
US4892256A | Up-spray deflector cup for spraying the underside of plant foliage | |
US4742843A | Air and vacuum relief valve | |
US4735365A | Irrigation boom assembly | |
US4771947A | Low energy irrigation device | |
US4726520A | Continuous tube emitter | |
AU4130785A | Continuous tube emitter | |
US4595141A | Drive nozzle assembly for a reaction drive sprinkler | |
GR80640B | Reaction drive sprinkler | |
US4613080A | Multiple outlet trickle irrigation unit | |
US4625913A | Sprinkler having two-piece drive arm bridge |