Fluid sprinkling – spraying – and diffusing – With selectively preset flow cutoff or initiating means
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-23
2007-01-23
Hwu, Davis (Department: 3752)
Fluid sprinkling, spraying, and diffusing
With selectively preset flow cutoff or initiating means
C239S063000, C239S064000, C239S065000, C239S066000, C239S068000, C239S069000, C239S070000, C239S723000, C239S726000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10809990
ABSTRACT:
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 may include a capacitor coupled to a collector. The sensing unit may assess an amount of moisture in the collector and provide output that is a function of the amount of moisture in the collector to the computer system. The computer system may control irrigation of a zone to be irrigated at least partially based on the assessed amount of moisture in the collector. A method of controlling irrigation may include assessing an amount of moisture in a collector near or in a zone to be irrigated and controlling irrigation at least partially based on the assessed amount of moisture in the collector.
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Clark James Jolly
Perkins Michael T.
Small David
Clark James Jolly
Meyertons Eric B.
Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel P.C.
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