AU741824B2 - Electronic control unit with modifiable pre-set programs for the control of automatic watering systems with plural lines - Google Patents
Electronic control unit with modifiable pre-set programs for the control of automatic watering systems with plural lines Download PDFInfo
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 - AU741824B2 AU741824B2 AU69039/98A AU6903998A AU741824B2 AU 741824 B2 AU741824 B2 AU 741824B2 AU 69039/98 A AU69039/98 A AU 69039/98A AU 6903998 A AU6903998 A AU 6903998A AU 741824 B2 AU741824 B2 AU 741824B2
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 - watering
 - control unit
 - selector
 - electronic control
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
 - A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
 - A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
 - A01G25/00—Watering gardens, fields, sports grounds or the like
 - A01G25/16—Control of watering
 - A01G25/165—Cyclic operations, timing systems, timing valves, impulse operations
 
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- G—PHYSICS
 - G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
 - G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
 - G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
 - G05B2219/20—Pc systems
 - G05B2219/23—Pc programming
 - G05B2219/23058—Knob, pedal selects ranges, functions and controls in each range as function of position
 
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- G—PHYSICS
 - G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
 - G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
 - G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
 - G05B2219/20—Pc systems
 - G05B2219/26—Pc applications
 - G05B2219/2625—Sprinkler, irrigation, watering
 
 
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- Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
 - Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
 - Environmental Sciences (AREA)
 - Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
 - Spray Control Apparatus (AREA)
 - Cookers (AREA)
 - Harvester Elements (AREA)
 - Channel Selection Circuits, Automatic Tuning Circuits (AREA)
 - Catching Or Destruction (AREA)
 - Stored Programmes (AREA)
 - Infusion, Injection, And Reservoir Apparatuses (AREA)
 - Heat-Pump Type And Storage Water Heaters (AREA)
 - Nozzles (AREA)
 - Feedback Control In General (AREA)
 - Control By Computers (AREA)
 - Control Of Non-Electrical Variables (AREA)
 
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title | 
|---|---|---|---|
| IT97MI001259A IT1292028B1 (it) | 1997-05-29 | 1997-05-29 | Centralina elettronica di controllo con programmi preimpostati modificabili per impianti di irrigazione automatici a piu' linee | 
| ITMI97A001259 | 1997-05-29 | 
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date | 
|---|---|
| AU6903998A AU6903998A (en) | 1998-12-03 | 
| AU741824B2 true AU741824B2 (en) | 2001-12-13 | 
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date | 
|---|---|---|---|
| AU69039/98A Ceased AU741824B2 (en) | 1997-05-29 | 1998-05-27 | Electronic control unit with modifiable pre-set programs for the control of automatic watering systems with plural lines | 
Country Status (7)
| Country | Link | 
|---|---|
| US (1) | US6240325B1 (instruction) | 
| EP (1) | EP0882392B1 (instruction) | 
| AT (1) | ATE221723T1 (instruction) | 
| AU (1) | AU741824B2 (instruction) | 
| DE (1) | DE69807010T2 (instruction) | 
| ES (1) | ES2182217T3 (instruction) | 
| IT (1) | IT1292028B1 (instruction) | 
Families Citing this family (21)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6647319B1 (en) * | 1999-02-23 | 2003-11-11 | The Toro Company | Irrigation controller | 
| AU752240B2 (en) * | 1999-08-16 | 2002-09-12 | Bookleaf Pty Ltd | Reticulation controller | 
| AUPQ225399A0 (en) * | 1999-08-16 | 1999-09-09 | Bookleaf Pty Ltd | Reticulation controller | 
| US6823223B2 (en) * | 1999-12-30 | 2004-11-23 | Microsoft Corporation | Method and apparatus for providing distributed scene programming of a home automation and control system | 
| USD484465S1 (en) | 2002-01-25 | 2003-12-30 | The Toro Company | Outdoor dial controller | 
| USD484466S1 (en) | 2002-01-25 | 2003-12-30 | The Toro Company | Indoor dial controller | 
| USD507243S1 (en) * | 2002-05-08 | 2005-07-12 | Robert Carey Miller | Electronic irrigation controller | 
| USD492264S1 (en) | 2003-11-12 | 2004-06-29 | Rain Bird Corporation | Irrigation controller control panel | 
| US8160750B2 (en) | 2005-06-17 | 2012-04-17 | Rain Bird Corporation | Programmable irrigation controller having user interface | 
| US20070176016A1 (en) * | 2006-02-01 | 2007-08-02 | Green Kenneth I | Sprinkler station expander | 
| USD546218S1 (en) * | 2006-06-05 | 2007-07-10 | Lifescan Scotland Ltd. | Analyte test meter | 
| US9144204B2 (en) | 2006-06-20 | 2015-09-29 | Rain Bird Corporation | User interface for a sensor-based interface device for interrupting an irrigation controller | 
| US7949433B2 (en) | 2006-06-20 | 2011-05-24 | Rain Bird Corporation | Sensor device for interrupting irrigation | 
| USD586678S1 (en) * | 2007-10-12 | 2009-02-17 | Lifescan, Inc. | Analyte test meter | 
| USD608301S1 (en) | 2009-05-19 | 2010-01-19 | Rain Bird Corporation | Irrigation controller control panel | 
| USD621794S1 (en) | 2009-08-04 | 2010-08-17 | Rain Bird Corporation | Controller | 
| USD691966S1 (en) | 2012-10-01 | 2013-10-22 | Rain Bird Corporation | Irrigation controller control panel | 
| US10757873B2 (en) | 2017-04-24 | 2020-09-01 | Rain Bird Corporation | Sensor-based interruption of an irrigation controller | 
| US10444769B2 (en) * | 2017-04-24 | 2019-10-15 | Rain Bird Corporation | Sensor-based interruption of an irrigation controller | 
| WO2019133273A1 (en) | 2017-12-29 | 2019-07-04 | Rain Bird Corporation | Weather override irrigation control systems and methods | 
| USD1055004S1 (en) * | 2024-07-09 | 2024-12-24 | Haichen Household and Travel Products (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd | Automatic misting control system | 
Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4937732A (en) * | 1987-10-20 | 1990-06-26 | James Hardie Irrigation, Inc. | Irrigation controller | 
| US4993640A (en) * | 1989-06-12 | 1991-02-19 | Baugh Mark R | Fluid control system | 
| US5251153A (en) * | 1988-09-28 | 1993-10-05 | Solatrol, Inc. | Flexibly programmable irrigation system controller | 
Family Cites Families (7)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4454505A (en) * | 1981-07-06 | 1984-06-12 | Intermatic Incorporated | Data entry system for micro-computer based controllers | 
| US4661719A (en) * | 1984-10-15 | 1987-04-28 | J. B. Enterprises | Auxiliary switching circuit | 
| US5363290A (en) * | 1990-07-18 | 1994-11-08 | The Toro Company | Irrigation controller | 
| US5479338A (en) * | 1994-01-18 | 1995-12-26 | Pro-Mark, Inc. | Programmable controller apparatus for irrigation systems | 
| IT1271211B (it) | 1994-09-22 | 1997-05-27 | Claber Spa | Dispositivo elettronico programmabile per il controllo di sistemi di irrigazione | 
| IT1276725B1 (it) * | 1995-06-15 | 1997-11-03 | Claber Spa | Centralina di irrigazione di semplificato utilizzo a programmi prefissati | 
| IT1283503B1 (it) | 1996-07-25 | 1998-04-21 | Claber Spa | Morsetto a leva per connettori elettrici | 
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- 1997-05-29 IT IT97MI001259A patent/IT1292028B1/it active IP Right Grant
 
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        1998
        
- 1998-05-23 DE DE69807010T patent/DE69807010T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
 - 1998-05-23 EP EP98201718A patent/EP0882392B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
 - 1998-05-23 ES ES98201718T patent/ES2182217T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
 - 1998-05-23 AT AT98201718T patent/ATE221723T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
 - 1998-05-27 AU AU69039/98A patent/AU741824B2/en not_active Ceased
 - 1998-05-29 US US09/086,594 patent/US6240325B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
 
 
Patent Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4937732A (en) * | 1987-10-20 | 1990-06-26 | James Hardie Irrigation, Inc. | Irrigation controller | 
| US5251153A (en) * | 1988-09-28 | 1993-10-05 | Solatrol, Inc. | Flexibly programmable irrigation system controller | 
| US4993640A (en) * | 1989-06-12 | 1991-02-19 | Baugh Mark R | Fluid control system | 
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date | 
|---|---|
| US6240325B1 (en) | 2001-05-29 | 
| ATE221723T1 (de) | 2002-08-15 | 
| ITMI971259A1 (it) | 1998-11-29 | 
| EP0882392B1 (en) | 2002-08-07 | 
| ITMI971259A0 (instruction) | 1997-05-29 | 
| EP0882392A3 (en) | 1999-05-19 | 
| ES2182217T3 (es) | 2003-03-01 | 
| DE69807010D1 (de) | 2002-09-12 | 
| DE69807010T2 (de) | 2003-03-20 | 
| AU6903998A (en) | 1998-12-03 | 
| IT1292028B1 (it) | 1999-01-25 | 
| EP0882392A2 (en) | 1998-12-09 | 
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Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description | 
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| FGA | Letters patent sealed or granted (standard patent) | ||
| MK14 | Patent ceased section 143(a) (annual fees not paid) or expired |