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Michael A. McAfee — 20 Patents

RBRain Bird: 13 patents #16 of 274Top 6%
MEMagna Exteriors: 4 patents #24 of 167Top 15%
Tucson, AZ: #338 of 6,004 inventorsTop 6%
Arizona: #1,696 of 32,909 inventorsTop 6%
Overall (All Time): #214,803 of 4,157,543Top 6%
20 Patents All Time
Michael A. McAfee has been granted 20 US patents while listed as an inventor at Rain Bird. The first was granted in 2004 and the most recent in December 2025. Michael A. McAfee ranks #214,803 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 5.2%). Patent records list Michael A. McAfee in Tucson, AZ, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2004 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 5 patents in 2024.peak 52004: 1 patents20042009: 2 patents20092012: 2 patents20122020: 1 patents20202021: 1 patents20212022: 1 patents20222023: 3 patents20232024: 5 patents20242025: 4 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–20 of 20 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12498049 Zone control devices, systems and methods Kevin Irwin, Brian Allen Biang, Michael J. Millius, Paul Gregory Dailey, Riccardo J. Tresso +4 more 2025-12-16
12463503 Self-powered irrigation systems, generator systems and methods of controlling irrigation Michael J. Millius, Riccardo J. Tresso, Randy R. Montgomery, Patrick J. Hibbs, Parthiv A. Rajgor +3 more 2025-11-04
12440855 Multi-mode rotor sprinkler apparatus and method — 2025-10-14
12343748 Multi-mode rotor sprinkler apparatus and method Saul Le-Garcia Rodolfo 2025-07-01
12065197 Active aero panel Martin R. Matthews, Braendon R. Lindberg 2024-08-20
12030072 Pressure regulation device and method for irrigation sprinklers — 2024-07-09
11990823 Self-powered irrigation systems, generator systems and methods of controlling irrigation Michael J. Millius, Riccardo J. Tresso, Randy R. Montgomery, Patrick J. Hibbs, Parthiv A. Rajgor +3 more 2024-05-21
11980140 Non-potable conversion indicator and irrigation device Saul Le-Garcia Rodolfo, Jeffrey G. Johnson 2024-05-14
11897547 Active aerodynamics liftgate spoiler design with multi 4 bar kinematic linkages Braendon R. Lindberg, Michael Cowan, Martin R. Matthews, Anthony J. Povinelli, Larry R. Erickson 2024-02-13
11796071 Diaphragm filter Peter M. Niess, Gokhan Aydar, Sarath Chandran 2023-10-24
11679405 Turf system for sprinklers Daniel Roger St. George, Matthew Nugent Christensen 2023-06-20
11554817 Active aerodynamics liftgate spoiler design with multi 4 bar kinematic linkages Braendon R. Lindberg, Michael Cowan, Martin R. Matthews, Anthony J. Povinelli, Larry R. Erickson 2023-01-17
11286011 Active aero panel Martin R. Matthews, Braendon R. Lindberg 2022-03-29
10946405 Turf system for sprinklers Daniel Roger St. George, Matthew Nugent Christensen 2021-03-16
10731764 Diaphragm filter Peter M. Niess, Gokhan Aydar, Sarath Chandran 2020-08-04
8167221 Sprinkler housing having a side inlet to reduce stress concentrations thereat Noel Perez 2012-05-01
8162235 Irrigation device — 2012-04-24
7597273 Speed control apparatus for a rotary sprinkler Cesar Gomez 2009-10-06
7478526 Speed control apparatus for a rotary sprinkler Cesar Gomez 2009-01-20
6732950 Gear drive sprinkler John W. Ingham, Jerry D. Lawyer, Charles D. Lemme, Derek Michael Nations, Matthew S. Prucinsky +1 more 2004-05-11

Frequent Collaborators

Martin R. Matthews4 shared
Braendon R. Lindberg4 shared
Riccardo J. Tresso3 shared
Michael J. Millius3 shared
Larry R. Erickson2 shared
Patrick J. Hibbs2 shared

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