Fluid sprinkling – spraying – and diffusing – Processes – Of discharge modification of flow varying
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-12
2007-06-12
Shaver, Kevin (Department: 3752)
Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing
Processes
Of discharge modification of flow varying
C239S063000, C239S065000, C239S069000, C700S284000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10966977
ABSTRACT:
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 detected exceeds a first threshold, detects an indication of an amount of rain received after the pausing, resumes irrigation, and reduces a station runtime corresponding to the amount of the rain received after pausing. Some methods determine when an amount of rain received exceeds a first threshold and pause irrigation from a field station, and determine when the amount of rain received exceeds a second threshold and stop irrigation from the field station. Some embodiments provide systems that comprise a field station, a rain detector, and a controller that monitors detected rain and pauses irrigation when a first threshold of rain is detected and shuts down irrigation when a second threshold of rain is detected.
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Fitch Even Tabin & Flannery
Gorman Darren
Rain Bird Corporation
Shaver Kevin
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