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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:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
William F. Kepler, Golden, CO (US);
Alice I. Comer, Katy, TX (US);
Kurt F. Von Fay, Morrison, CO (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Department of the Interior, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02B 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E02B 1/100 ;
Abstract
The present invention is an economical and easily installed irrigation system for agricultural products covering large areas. The invention comprises top and bottom layers of geosynthetic material having a non-cohesive, porous material between the layers. A water distribution system is also placed between the layers. This system can be placed directly on the area to be irrigated without digging a trench or hole. Agricultural products, such as turf or row crops, are placed with top soil directly on the system.