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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 11, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Morgenstern, Austin, TX (US);
John F McJunkin, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G / ; A01G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
239 63 ; 239 64 ; 239 67 ; 239 69 ; 239D / ;
Abstract
An auxiliary sprinkler system control unit that interrupts a sprinkler system when ambient temperature is below thirty six degrees and when wind velocity is above ten miles per hour and when one half inch of water has been measured and delays the sprinkler for one day when in each month a daily running total of water addition is greater than a daily running total of an expected evapotranspiration or soil evaporation and plant transpiration rate as published for a specific area; said unit thereby providing a minimum amount of water to keep a healthy but slow growing turf.