WATER MANAGEMENT CONTROL DEVICE FOR WATERING DEVICES

• US 20140069506A1
• Filed: 08/08/2013
• Published: 03/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Partners In Innovation Limited, LLC
• Original Assignee: Partners In Innovation Limited, LLC
• Inventors: Helmsderfer, John, Ahr, Andrew
• Application Number:
  US13/962,560
• Publication Number:
  US 20140069506A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 137/1
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 25/165 Cyclic operations, timing systems, timing valves, impulse operations
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/02 designed to produce a jet, spray, or other discharge of particular shape or nature, e.g. in single drops, or having an outlet of particular shapeB05B1/26, B05B1/28, B05B1/34 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/16 having selectively- effective outlets
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 1/3006 the controlling element being actuated by the pressure of the fluid to be sprayed B05B11/0062 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 15/622 ground-penetrating
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 15/625 designed to be placed on the ground
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 15/658 the spraying apparatus or its outlet axis being perpendicular to the flow conduit
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 3/04 driven by the liquid or other fluent material discharged, e.g. the liquid actuating a motor before passing to the outlet B05B3/023 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 3/0409 with moving, e.g. rotating, outlet elements B05B3/0486, B05B3/06 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/0318 Processes
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/86389 Programmer or timer

Abstract

A water management control device is configured to operate in a time mode and a depth mode to control the flow of water through an internal passageway based on user-selected programming inputs relating to watering by time or watering by depth.

Claims

1. A water management control device configured to operate in a time mode and a depth mode to control the flow of water through an internal passageway based on user-selected programming inputs relating to watering by time or watering by depth.

2. A water management control device as disclosed herein.

3. A method of operating a water management control device as disclosed herein.