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AUTOMATIC GATED PIPE ACTUATOR

  • US 20100129154A1
  • Filed: 11/23/2009
  • Published: 05/27/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An automatic gated-pipe actuator for controlling flow of an irrigation material to an agricultural region through an irrigation gate in a gated-irrigation pipe, the automatic gated-pipe actuator comprising:

  • a gate valve for coupling to the gated-irrigation pipe;

    a gate actuator removably coupled to the gate valve and for actuating the gate valve; and

    an automatic gated pipe gate control unit for controlling actuation of the gate valve, the control unit having a processor unit communicatively coupled to the gate actuator,wherein upon instruction from the gate control unit, the gate actuator will actuate and alter the disposition of the gate valve, thereby altering the flow of irrigation material through the irrigation gate and to an agricultural region.

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