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January 14, 2023 18 mins

For this week's segment of Invent America, Michael King and the   Inventor Lady, Rita Crompton discuss "Cold Weather Inventions" with   Ted Butterworth, the inventor of the Bafflecap. Ted started a sprinkler   business in 1991, and has over 40 years in the industry. He has designed and   installed sprinkler systems from one zone to high-end residential with over   100 zones, commercial buildings, schools and athletic fields, and   streetscapes for municipalities in which he helps with proper specs for the   installation. At 80% service now and needing to find a way to drain the   inside pipe of a sprinkler system, he invented “The Bafflecap” out of   household products.

 I started my   sprinkler business in 1991, and have over 40 years in the industry. I   have designed and installed sprinkler systems from one zone to high end   residential with over 100 zones, commercial buildings, schools and   athletic fields, and streetscapes for municipalities in which I help   them with proper spects for the installation.  We do 80%   service now and had to find a way to drain the inside pipe of a   sprinkler system, I made The Bafflecap out of household products for   many years, numerous prototypes, and found one that exceeded my expectations.   It vented the bottle perfectly and wanted to share this idea with   everyone.

Rita Crompton, known as "The Inventor Lady," is an industry expert with decades of experience helping innovators develop their ideas into sellable products. Her knowledge and expertise covers all aspects of the invention process - patents and trademarks, engineering and manufacturing, crowdfunding, marketing and selling, and licensing. Ms. Crompton has helped inventors bring to market everything from full size functioning tractors to baby products - there's a reason she's called "The Inventor Lady."

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