Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Irrigation system and method
- Patent Title (中): 灌溉系统及方法
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Application No.: US14853402Application Date: 2015-09-14
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Publication No.: US09532513B2Publication Date: 2017-01-03
- Inventor: Hendrik F. Hamann , Levente I. Klein , Sergio A. Bermudez Rodriguez , Michael A. Schappert
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Agent Vazken Alexanian
- Main IPC: A01G25/02
- IPC: A01G25/02 ; A01G25/16 ; B05B12/04

Abstract:
An irrigation system is provided and includes a main irrigation line, one or more lateral driplines, each lateral dripline being divided into zones and including a plurality of emitters at each zone and a plurality of controllable valves disposed along each of the one or more lateral driplines at zone borders. Each one of the plurality of controllable valves is actuatable to activate corresponding emitters in the associated zone in a zone by zone cycle and each one of the plurality of emitters is replaceable to vary an amount of deliverable fluid by the zone by zone cycle.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160007547A1 IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Public/Granted day:2016-01-14
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