US2012273587A1PendingUtilityA1

Wireless Sprinkler Control

Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Sep 7, 2004Filed: Jul 9, 2012Published: Nov 1, 2012
Est. expirySep 7, 2024(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Dale K. Hitt
A01G 25/167
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Abstract

The present invention provides a system and method to control the flow duration and the flow rate of each individual sprinkler head wirelessly in each zone of an automatic sprinkler system. The system comprises a plurality of sensors, preferably wireless, to control the sprinkler heads, either directly or through a controller. The system enables precise control over irrigation times for the areas covered by each sprinkler head. The system also enables each sprinkler head to control its on/off and duration decisions based on receiving data from a sensor within an irrigation zone of an automatic sprinkler system.

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1 . An automatic sprinkler system for providing irrigation to a soil area, the system comprising
 a sprinkler head comprising a sensor for sensing the soil conditions; wherein the sprinkler head watering the soil based on the sensed data from the sensor.

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