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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20050216127 | Water irrigation system with moisture collector 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. A rate of evaporation of moisture from a collector of a moisture gauge may be within about 1... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050203669 | Satellite irrigation controller In one embodiment, the present invention provides a satellite irrigation controller that allows a user to insert a input/output card into any position in any sequence and be recognized as an input card or an output card. When the correct card type is determined, the car... | 09/15/2005 |
| 20050192710 | Method and apparatus for validation of a wireless system installation Methods and apparatuses for testing the installation of sensors, irrigation system components and controllers are provided. An apparatus or sensor unit is for use with an irrigation system and comprises a processor and a sensor coupled to the processor and adapted to pr... | 09/01/2005 |
| 20050187665 | Automatic yard moisture control system An automated moisture control network system is disclosed which enables automated maintenance of moisture levels for landscaping features and control of the systems that perform the maintenance operations. The maintenance operations are controlled based on environmental... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050187666 | 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 to receive data from one or more of the non-local data sources and calcula... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050171646 | Irrigation controller An irrigation controller for selectively turning on and off a set of sprinkler valve stations. The irrigation controller is programmable by a user. The irrigation controller includes an irrigation control processor. The irrigation control processor includes an input por... | 08/04/2005 |
| 20050154498 | Irrigation control system An irrigation control system for land comprising: (a) at least one meter to measure one or more wheather conditions in a first area; (b) at least one monitor to (i) examine rainfall data derived from a radar scanning at least the first area according to pre-determined c... | 07/14/2005 |
| 20050143842 | Method and system for controlling irrigation 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 to receive data from one or more of the non-local data sources and calcula... | 06/30/2005 |
| 20050137752 | Wireless sensor and control transmitter system A wireless sensor and control transmitter system is provided for operating an irrigation or other hydraulic system. The system includes a master module unit hardwired to and in communication with the hydraulic system controller, and a field module unit that is hardwired... | 06/23/2005 |
| 20050119797 | 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 receive the offset from the processor and provide appropriate irrigation a... | 06/02/2005 |
| 20050107924 | Wireless irrigation control device and related method An irrigation control device with a controller, antenna, power supply and battery charging device, such as a solar array, all contained within a housing, such as a rotor body. The controller receives signals through the antenna. The controller updates one or more wateri... | 05/19/2005 |
| 20050090936 | Two-wire control of sprinkler system A control system and method for an automatic sprinkler system is disclosed. The automatic sprinkler system includes a first control line and a common line coupled to control a first valve. The control system includes a relay coupled in series with the common line, a sen... | 04/28/2005 |
| 20050060065 | Steps of setting for sprinkling period of sprinkler device Steps for setting sprinkling of an automatic sprinkler includes step of pressing “RESET” button to clear the setting and operating “LEFT” and “RIGHT” shift buttons to set current date. The time is set by pressing “INCREASE” and “REDUCE” buttons the d... | 03/17/2005 |
| 20050055106 | Positive station module locking mechanism for expandable irrigation controller A modular expandable irrigation controller has controls for manual entry or selection of a watering program and a memory for storing the watering program. A processor executes the stored watering program and controls one or more station modules each including a station ... | 03/10/2005 |
| 20050038569 | Systems and methods for optimizing the efficiency of a watering system through use of a radio data system An interface unit is disclosed for facilitating the optimization of a watering system. The interface unit includes a first interface configured to receive optimization data over a radio data system. A second interface is also included, the second interface being configu... | 02/17/2005 |
| 20050004715 | Two-wire controlling and monitoring system for irrigation of localized areas of soil A two-wire controlling and monitoring system for irrigation of localized areas of soil includes a water pipeline, a plurality of controllable irrigation valves, a plurality of field sensors measuring specific irrigation parameters, and a plurality of localized irrigatio... | 01/06/2005 |
