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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joe D Byles, Fresno, CA (US);
Assignee:
Nibco Inc., Elkhart, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
239145 ; 239200 ; 405 36 ;
Abstract
A turf irrigation distribution and reservoir product and method ecosystem employing a substantially continuous mat on the soil surface on which turf is placed or produced, the mat having a primary, lateral water distribution structure which distributes water from a water charging inlet throughout the lateral area to the mat periphery where it is restrained, the water then being distributed vertically above and below the lateral distribution structure.