Sprinkler assembly
CA 2736064 C · Owner: The Viking Corporation · Inventors: Winebrenner, Thomas Edgar; Franson, Scott Thomas; Orr, Shawn Gregory
Overview
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A sprinkler assembly includes a body, a support which extends from the body, and a closure device that releasably closes the discharge opening of the body. The sprinkler assembly further includes a trigger that releasably holds the closure device at the discharge opening. The support is adapted to allow the fluid flowing from the discharge opening when the closure device is released, to pass through the support substantially unimpeded by the support and further, is adapted to reshape the flow of fluid as it flows through the support.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed March 31, 2006 and granted December 24, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended March 31, 2026.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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