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Patent No.:

US 11422055 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022

Filed:

Jun. 25, 2019

Methods and apparatus for checking emitter bonds in an irrigation drip line

Applicant:

Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, CA (US);

Inventors:

Mark Richard Edris, Glendora, CA (US);

Farshad Motamedi, Claremont, CA (US);

Berj Zakarian, Redlands, CA (US);

Mark Murphy Ensworth, Orange, CA (US);

Assignee:

Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, CA (US);

Attorney:

Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

Primary Examiner:

Eric S McCall

Assistant Examiner:

Timothy P Graves

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/06 (2006.01); A01G 25/02 (2006.01); G01M 3/28 (2006.01); G01M 3/04 (2006.01); G01M 3/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 3/28 (2013.01); A01G 25/026 (2013.01); G01M 3/04 (2013.01); G01M 3/06 (2013.01); G01M 3/26 (2013.01); Y02A 40/22 (2018.01);
Abstract

Methods and apparatus for checking emitter bonds in an irrigation drip line and for manufacturing drip line in a manner that allows the bond between the in-line emitter and surrounding conduit to be checked. In one form, a downstream in-line vacuum tester is provided for monitoring the amount of air escaping from outlet openings in the drip line to detect excessive air associated with poorly bonded emitters.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Edris, Mark. (2022). Methods and apparatus for checking emitter bonds in an irrigation drip line (U.S. Patent No. 11422055). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11422055

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