Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Soil moisture sensor and controller
- Patent Title (中): 土壤水分传感器和控制器
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Application No.: US13336709Application Date: 2011-12-23
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Publication No.: US08671969B2Publication Date: 2014-03-18
- Inventor: Daniel D. Dresselhaus , Kevin G. O'Brien
- Applicant: Daniel D. Dresselhaus , Kevin G. O'Brien
- Applicant Address: US CA Azusa
- Assignee: Rain Bird Corporation
- Current Assignee: Rain Bird Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Azusa
- Agency: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP
- Main IPC: G05B11/00
- IPC: G05B11/00 ; G01N25/56

Abstract:
Moisture sensor devices and methods are disclosed herein. One embodiment includes an integrated moisture sensor and controller to be placed in soil comprising a controller circuit for controlling a switch; a sensor circuit comprising a probe and adapted to provide a soil moisture level; and a memory coupled to the controller circuit. The controller, sensor circuits, and the memory integrated into a single device positioned within the soil; the switch coupled to the controller circuit and to be coupled to a control line of an irrigation controller between the controller and a valve, the control line to carry a power signal from the controller to the valve; the controller circuit is adapted to cause interruption of irrigation based on the moisture level of the soil and a soil moisture threshold; the memory adapted to store data of the soil moisture threshold level and the moisture level of the soil.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120091222A1 Soil Moisture Sensor and Controller Public/Granted day:2012-04-19
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