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8170721 |
Automatically adjusting irrigation controller
Methods and devices are provided to automatically determine plant water requirements and adjust irrigation in order to make efficient use of water. In one implementation, an irrigation control unit...
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8104498 |
Soil moisture sensor and controller
Moisture sensor devices and methods are disclosed herein. One embodiment includes an integrated moisture sensor and controller to be placed in soil comprising a controller circuit for controlling a...
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8051871 |
Irrigation control system
A tensiometer for use in determining matric potential of a soil comprising: a water inlet; a hydraulic coupler comprising a porous material for providing hydraulic coupling between water that...
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8014904 |
Hybrid modular/decoder irrigation controller
A plurality of receptacles in an irrigation controller removably receive a plurality of modules. At least one station module is configured for insertion into a first one of the receptacles and is...
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8001990 |
Device for measuring thermal properties in a medium and method for determining the moisture content in the medium
The invention relates to a method and device for determining the water content of a medium, particularly of soils and the like, in which a probe or sensor (8) located in the medium is heated. A...
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7997294 |
Soil moisture sensing apparatus for preventing overwatering
A soil moisture sensing system includes a housing embedded in the soil and having a water chamber adapted to receive water from a water source. A controlled drainage assembly includes a...
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7990670 |
Protective circuitry for electronic device
A protective circuitry (20) is connected between a power input port (11) and an electronic component (12) of an electronic device. The protective circuitry includes a field effect transistor (21)...
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7937187 |
Computer controlled fertigation system and method
A system and a method of computer controlled irrigation and fertigation composed of one or more sensors positioned in order to quantify the amount of water and/or nutrients that a plant is...
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7931045 |
Water sensor apparatus
A water sensor apparatus used in connection with a watering system. The water sensor apparatus includes a main housing comprising an inlet and an outlet. A valve mechanism is provided inside the...
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7921865 |
Stand-alone mechanical device for controlled watering
The invention concerns an exclusively mechanical stand-alone device for controlled watering by sprinkling, wherein a soil simulating member, having an absorbent body associated with a reclinable...
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7836910 |
Soil moisture sensor and controller
Moisture sensor devices and methods associated with operation of the moisture sensor devices are disclosed herein. One embodiment includes a moisture sensor and controller device adapted to be...
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7822511 |
System and method for communicating data in an automated irrigation system
A communications system for an automated irrigation system includes one or more communication lines connecting one or more irrigation units and a main control system of the automated irrigation...
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7810515 |
Smart water timer
A smart water timer which includes a water timer, a receiving unit connected to the water timer, and a moisture sensing unit which is in wireless communication with the receiving unit. The smart...
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7809475 |
Computer controlled fertigation system and method
A system and a method of computer controlled irrigation and fertigation composed of one or more sensors positioned in order to quantify the amount of water and/or nutrients that a plant is...
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7631545 |
Jet-action plunger-based tensiometer apparatus
The present invention is embodied in a tensiometer apparatus and process that employs novel techniques for performing the required routine service operation of refilling a sealable measurement...
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7574284 |
Method and apparatus for optimizing soil moisture
A self-adjusting irrigation controller takes a pre-irrigation soil moisture reading prior to irrigation, chooses an amount of water to be dispensed corresponding to that reading from a table, and...
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7562832 |
Two-conductor moisture activated switch
An absolute moisture sensor is coupled to a controller circuit with the combination being integrated into a single device as a moisture-activated switch. The resultant switch is coupled in series...
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7506658 |
Liquid flow control devices
A liquid flow control device includes an annular housing having an inlet for liquid in one periphery of the housing and an outlet for liquid in the other periphery. An annular block of water...
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7469707 |
Irrigation control valve and system
An irrigation control valve has two movable members that can independently or in combination block the flow of water in a conduit, or be fully retracted of at some point in-between. A moisture...
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7458521 |
Irrigation unit having a control system and a data storage unit
An irrigation unit (20) for irrigating an area (12) with a fluid (19) from a fluid source (18) includes a housing (200), a nozzle (220), one or more electronic components (221), and a unit control...
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7413380 |
Golf course turf conditioning control system and method
A system and method for conditioning turf at of one or more golf course areas includes an aeration subsystem having subsurface aeration conduits for aerating the area, and an air blower unit in...
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7398139 |
Remote programming and diagnostic of decoder irrigation system
A plurality of receptacles in an irrigation controller removably receive a plurality of modules. At least one station module is configured for insertion into a first one of the receptacles and is...
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7286904 |
Systems and methods for adaptation to wireless remote control of irrigation valves from existing hardwired control devices
A low cost system and method for retrofitting an existing control device to communicate wirelessly with one or more water-flow devices is provided. For example, an existing wired irrigation system...
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7280047 |
Real-time electronic spray deposition sensor
An electronic spray deposition sensor for sensing deposition of liquid on an exterior surface is disclosed. The deposition sensor has a sensing surface comprising a plurality of electrically...
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7264177 |
Methods, systems and apparatuses for automated irrigation and chemical treatment
An automated irrigation and chemical treatment system comprising a user input device adapted to communicate with a control unit; a mixing chamber adapted to communicate with the control unit and...
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7261245 |
Adaptive irrigation of vegetation
Adaptive irrigation of vegetation is achieved with a probe implanted into the soil for detecting rootage wetness needs by measuring soil impedance with contacts distributed along the probe. When a...
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7258129 |
Moisture sensor and control system for sprinklers and method therefor
A landscaping watering system has a probe for monitoring a moisture content of an area. A control unit is coupled to the probe for sending an activation signal to activate a flow of water when a...
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7216659 |
Low power system for wireless monitoring of an environment and irrigation control
The present invention relates to a system and components thereof for intelligently watering an environment. The system comprises at least one sensor for monitoring particular environmental...
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7216020 |
Method and system for controlling an irrigation scheduling engine using computed evapotranspiration values
A system for providing irrigation control is provided. The system includes a number of non-local data sources for providing data, a processor and an irrigation system. The processor is configured...
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7203576 |
Moisture sensor timer
A timer that facilitates a user's scheduling and controlling of the operation of an irrigation system for irrigating a property, the timer including a base unit electrically connected to the valve,...
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7181319 |
Hybrid modular/decoder irrigation controller
A plurality of receptacles in an irrigation controller removably receive a plurality of modules. At least one station module is configured for insertion into a first one of the receptacles and is...
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7172366 |
Golf course environmental management system and method
The invention is a system and method for managing a plurality of areas of interest of a golf course. The system comprises a plurality of subsurface aeration subsystems and a programmable master...
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7168632 |
Multi-zone sprinkler system with moisture sensors and configurable spray pattern
An irrigation system comprises sprinkler heads with an electrically configurable spray pattern, moisture sensors, and a controller. Based upon input signals from the moisture sensors, the...
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7091830 |
Subterranean two-wire power and communications network
A combination of frequency and time division multiplexed signals communicates using bursts of higher frequency sinusoidal waves superimposed upon the alternating current in a two-wire power...
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7069115 |
Hybrid modular/decoder irrigation controller
A plurality of receptacles in an irrigation controller removably receive a plurality of modules. At least one station module is configured for insertion into a first one of the receptacles and is...
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7063270 |
Moisture sensor sprinkler control systems
Irrigation systems, moisture sensors and related methods having a sensor embedded in the ground to sense moisture and help control watering. The sensor is responsive to capacitance changes from...
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7048204 |
Irrigation controller using estimated solar radiation
An irrigation controller (200) receives temperature data, and at least partly derives an estimated solar radiation value from the temperature data. A regression model stored in a memory (220) of...
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6997642 |
Golf course environmental management system
The invention is a system for managing a plurality of areas of interest of a golf course. The system comprises a plurality of electromechanical subsystems and a programmable master control module....
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6978794 |
Automatic control method and system for irrigation
A controlled irrigation system can include a control device for determining whether to irrigate soil and at least one irrigation structure having an actuator for controlling water flow. The...
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6976386 |
Tensiometer methods
A method for collecting data regarding a matric potential of a media includes providing a tensiometer having a stainless steel tensiometer casing, the stainless steel tensiometer casing comprising...
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6957573 |
Vadose zone water fluxmeter
A Vadose Zone Water Fluxmeter (WFM) or Direct Measurement WFM provides direct measurement of unsaturated water flow in the vadose zone. The fluxmeter is a cylindrical device that fits in a borehole...
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6895987 |
Device that modifies irrigation schedules of existing irrigation controllers
The present invention provides an irrigation control system in which a device (irrigation scheduler) automatically modifies irrigation schedules of installed irrigation controllers to affect...
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6782909 |
Matric potential responder improvements
A matric potential responder which includes a liquid absorbing swellable nonliquid material (115) held within a housing (114) of a ceramic material environ such as soil, to the material (115),...
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6772621 |
Tensiometer methods and apparatus
A method for collecting data regarding a matric potential of a media includes providing a tensiometer having a stainless steel tensiometer casing, the stainless steel tensiometer casing comprising...
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6652188 |
Fluid coupled control system for irrigation
An irrigation control system includes a transmitter/receiver coupled to the outlet of an irrigation conduit in a remote irrigation zone that receives a signal from a moisture sensor in the...
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6453215 |
Irrigation controller
An irrigation controller in one embodiment comprising a microprocessor for controlling a plurality of watering zones of an irrigation system, a keyboard for enabling an inputting of commands...
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6401742 |
Moisture sensor and irrigation control system
Disclosed is an electronic control assemblage for improving the watering habits to each zone in an irrigated parcel of land. The system consists of a 24 VAC transformer, a control unit, a sprinkler...
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6378779 |
In-ground moisture sensor
An in-ground sensor having an exterior porous filter, a porous inner screen finer than the outer filter designed to further filter solid particles from the inner portion of the device, a float...
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6312191 |
Self-contained ecological watering system
Self-contained ecological watering system, protected against obturations, and capable of irrigating at low cost uniformly and regularly a variety of cultivated areas; the system operates...
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6283139 |
Remote controlled hose valve
A remote controlled hose valve system for use with a water source and a hose having one end connectable to a fluid activated device and an opposite connector end is disclosed. The hose valve system...
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