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7613546 |
Modular irrigation controller
The present invention provides a modular controller that connects to irrigation modules with varying station terminals and a standard footprint size. Additionally, the modular controller includes...
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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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7540433 |
Insect control system and method
The present invention provides an automated insect control system. The system utilizes a container tank, a canned pump, distribution system, and a programmable digital timer to allow a user to...
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7487925 |
Conduit including sensors for monitoring and maintenance of vegetation
A system for automating the growing of crops, such as grapevines. Combinations of data from sensors local to a vineyard, and from optional remote stations and sensors, is combined with a control...
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7461798 |
Collector ring for a center pivot irrigation machine
A collector ring for use with a center pivot irrigation system which permits the mounting of a communication device above the span structure. The collector ring also includes a monitoring device...
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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...
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7434628 |
Method and apparatus for extinguishing a fire in an enclosed space
A system for fighting a fire in an enclosed space has at least one container ( 3 ) for holding a fire extinguishing agent under pressure. A pipe system connects a container outlet to a discharge in...
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7430458 |
Calculating an ET value for an irrigation area
A method of method of calculating an ET value for an irrigation area is disclosed. The method includes a weather parameter measurement system collecting at least one weather parameter of a weather...
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7426932 |
Spray fill device and method for using the same
A spray fill device for delivering water to a washing machine is provided. The spray fill device includes a body defining an inlet, an outlet port, a mounting port, and a plurality of outlet...
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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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7305280 |
Method and system for providing offset to computed evapotranspiration values
A system for providing irrigation control is provided. The system includes a processor configured to calculate an offset to an evapotranspiration (ET) value and an irrigation system configured to...
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7292049 |
System and method for detecting the dielectric constant of conductive material
An improved system and method for providing a dielectric monitor which allows the measurement of the dielectric constant of a conductive material. The capability to accurately and efficiently...
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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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7229026 |
System and method for use in controlling irrigation and compensating for rain
The present embodiments provide methods and system for use in irrigating and controlling irrigation. In some embodiments, a method pauses irrigation at a field station when an amount of rain...
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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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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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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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7165730 |
Water irrigation system with moisture gauge and method of controlling irrigation
A water irrigation system may include a computer system, a sensing unit, an irrigation controller, and/or a water delivery system. The sensing unit may include a moisture gauge. The moisture gauge...
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7141119 |
Pressure-controlling dispersion delivery system
A pressure-controlling dispersion delivery system for delivering a sheared dispersion comprising a plurality of ingredients to a coating device selected from a direct feed delivery system and a...
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7123993 |
Irrigation controller
The irrigation controller is for directing the times and duration of the flow of water to a set of irrigation zones within an irrigation system in accordance with irrigation program and schedule...
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7097113 |
Irrigation unit including a power generator
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 ), an electronic component ( 221 ), and a power...
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7066218 |
Insect control system and method
The present invention provides an automated insect control system. The system utilizes a container tank, a canned pump, distribution system, and a programmable digital timer to allow a user to...
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7063271 |
Moisture responsive sprinkler circuit
A sprinkler circuit responds to the presence of water and limits watering accordingly. The sprinkler circuit comprises a control circuit and a moisture responsive circuit. The control circuit may...
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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 )...
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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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6975245 |
Real-time data acquisition and telemetry based irrigation control system
A data acquisition and telemetry based control system for use in facilitating substantially real time management of an agricultural irrigation system. The soil moisture sensor includes a reader and...
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6955724 |
Spray-coating device for a coating liquid
A spraycoating device includes at least one coating liquid spray gun ( 2 ) which contains a measuring valve device ( 40 ) opening or closing a compressed gas measuring valve flow path ( 42 )...
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6938834 |
Irrigation system peripheral communications using valve control wires
An irrigation system controller communicates with peripheral sensors using control valve wires as the medium over which to send and receive electronic signals. Various types of sensors such as soil...
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6926211 |
Closed-loop mosquito insecticide delivery system and method
A mobile, real-time, closed-loop system and method for delivering an aerosol insecticide spray to a treatment area during a treatment period of time employs a prime mover having a spray nozzle...
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6926210 |
System for maintaining gutter debris free
An automatic gutter cleaning system for cleaning a rain valley, gutter or drainage channel with a medium, such as air or water. The system includes carrying apparatus for carrying the medium...
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6921027 |
Truck wash automatic chemical ratio proportioning
A chemical ratio proportioning apparatus ( 100, 200 ) intended primarily for use in a wash bay ( 10 ) of a vehicle wash system. A gantry ( 14 ) and spray wands ( 18 ) are used for washing a vehicle...
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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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6892114 |
Modifying irrigation schedules of existing irrigation controllers
An irrigation scheduler modifies output of a preprogrammed irrigation schedule of an installed irrigation controller to at least partially improve irrigation of the corresponding landscape....
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6877675 |
Precision farming system for applying product to a field
A control system is disclosed for an agricultural implement, such as an agricultural sprayer, used to dispense a product to the ground wherein the dispensing units for the product are provided with...
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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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6752323 |
Hot melt material application system with high temperature pressure monitoring and heated recirculating manifolds
A hot melt high temperature material application system with application device pressure monitoring and heated recirculating manifold uses high temperature pressure transducers with each...
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6732945 |
Chemical solutions methods for processing semiconductor materials
A semiconductor processing system has a liquid chemical metering and delivery system including a process tank and a metering vessel. Fluid level detectors detect the fluid level in the process tank...
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6705542 |
Gas irrigation control system based on soil moisture determination through porous capsules
The invention relates to an irrigation control system comprising; at least one porous capsule sensor, a pressurized gas source in fluid communication with the at least one capsule sensor, and a...
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6685104 |
Landscape sprinkling systems
Landscape sprinkling systems that incorporate fire sensors, optional moisture sensors, and control electronics that continuously monitor the perimeter of a property for fire and/or smoke, and...
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6679436 |
Sprayer
A spray sprays a liquid medicine from a spray part 30 . When a liquid sensing electrode 55, 56 arranged on the spray part 30 senses the quantity of the liquid stored in a storage part 30 a ...
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6663012 |
Method for detecting moisture in soils using secondary cosmic radiation
Water content in a soil is determined by measuring the attenuation of secondary background cosmic radiation as this radiation propagates through a layer of soil and water. By measuring the...
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6648240 |
Apparatus to control fluid flow rates
Apparatus for mixing two fluids has separate supply lines for delivering the fluids to a mixing head. Flow rate of fluid in one supply line is monitored by arranging a pressure transducer to...
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6585168 |
Differential relative humidity and temperature sensitive irrigation control
An Electrically operated valve controls the flow of irrigation water. A clock or computer controls the time of day and a programmed watering schedule. The clock signal is serially connected through...
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6581849 |
Automatic semi-conductor condensate flower-watering device
The automatic semi-conductor condensate flower watering device consists of a condensate part, a heat radiating part and a soil moisture control part, in which the said condensing part is composed...
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