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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
7133749 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...
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...
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...
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...
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 )...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
6257264 Programmable electronic valve control system and methods of operation thereof  
Solar powered programmable valves and methods of programming and operation thereof are disclosed. A controller for the valves is provided having one or more solar cells for charging a large...
6234403 Sprinkler water conservation device  
The invention is directed to a system for controlling lawn and garden watering by using electronic sensors to detect the moisture in a lawn. A probe determines the soil water content and powers a...
6227220 Irrigation controller  
An irrigation controller modifies sophisticated irrigation protocols using an extremely simple user control. In one aspect of a particularly preferred class of embodiments, the user control...
6220268 Moisture controlled valve which does not permit partial fluid flow  
A valve which, when water pressure is applied, either permits or prevents water flow to the sprinkler depending on the ambient moisture level. Thereby watering plants at their optimum water needs...
6123093 System for controlling fluid flow  
A system for regulating flow of fluid through a flow line, such as a supply line, the line having a flow controller such as a valve, the system having a sensor for generating a signal in response...
6079433 Automatic soil moisture sensing and watering system  
An automatic moisture sensing and watering system detects a moisture level within the soil. The automatic moisture sensing and watering system may be implemented in combination with a conventional...
6036104 Irrigation system  
An irrigation system includes a water tower connecting with a water storage tank, a lift device mounted on the bottom of the water storage tank for lifting/lowering it, a first suction pipe having...
6014029 Sensor for sensing changes in the permittivity of a medium in which it is disposed  
A device for sensing changes in the permittivity of a sample of a monitored medium is disclosed. The monitored medium is exposed to an environment having one or more elements. The device includes...
5960813 Solar powered programmable valve and methods of operation thereof  
Solar powered programmable valves and methods of programming thereof are disclosed. A controller for the valves is provided having one or more solar cells for charging a large capacitor or...
5908045 Ground moisture sensor with a lateral plane antenna  
An irrigation system is disclosed for determining that the moisture content of various zones of the soil are irrigated to consistent levels. A moisture sensor has lateral spaced apart antennas...
5853125 Rainfall detecting automatic sprinkler control system  
A new Rainfall Detecting Automatic Sprinkler Control System for controlling an automatic sprinkler system according to the amount of precipitation received. The inventive device includes a hollow...
5847568 Moisture sensor and irrigation control system  
Disclosed is a control system for regulating irrigation to an area of land. The irrigation control system includes a control unit, a photosensor, a timer or controller and a moisture probe for...
5825295 Irrigation signaling device  
A device for signaling a predetermined soil moisture condition includes a switching tensiometer that closes a switch when the root water tension reaches a predetermined level; a power source...
5813605 Irrigation assembly of potted plants  
The present invention relates to an irrigation assembly for potted plants including a housing for containing batteries and a motor therein with a drain hole formed on one side of the housing. A...
5797417 Electric device for managing over time the operation of electrovalves  
A valve-automatic-pilot couples to electrovalves that control a watering cycle. The automatic-pilot includes a U-shaped magnetic circuit having two vertically spaced, parallel, and horizontally...
5749521 Moisture sensing electronic irrigation control  
An apparatus for soil irrigation control comprising a control unit, a soil probe, and a temperature probe. The function of the invention is to provide day-to-day soil moisture measurement and...
5740031 Control system for the irrigation of watering stations  
An irrigation system for controlling a plurality of watering stations whereby each station is irrigated in accordance with the specific soil needs at that station; the system includes a plurality...
5667336 Furrow irrigation  
An automated furrow irrigation control method and system involves the initiation of an irrigation flow into an upstream end of a furrow at an initial water discharge rate; continuously or...
5647388 Misting and watering system controller with light sensistive detector  
System and method for supplying water to plants. A photodetector detects light adjacent the plants and a threshold circuit generates a first signal representative of a first state when the level of...
5546974 Moisture monitoring system  
A capacitive moisture sensor has two conductors encased in a dielectric material and oriented to minimize the dielectric effect of the moisture-absorbent medium in which the sensor is placed. The...
5464044 Sprinkler system controller  
A sprinkler system controller comprising temperature sensor means for monitoring air temperature and transmitting an affirmative temperature indication signal when a given preset temperature is...
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