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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jorge A. Marsano, Tucson, AZ (US);
Joseph G. Porrazzo, Sahuarita, AZ (US);
John E. Price, Tucson, AZ (US);
Hari Reddy, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 25/16 (2006.01); G01W 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G 25/165 (2013.01); G01W 1/02 (2013.01); Y10T 137/1866 (2015.04);
Abstract
In some embodiments, provide an irrigation sensor system, comprising: a rain funnel comprising an upper opening and at least one wall tapering from the upper opening to a lower aperture; and a tipping bucket positioned to receive water falling from the lower aperture while the tipping bucket is positioned such that a central longitudinal axis of the tipping bucket is not aligned with an axis extending through the lower aperture of the funnel.