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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2004
Joseph Thomas Colarusso, Arlington, TX (US);
Dale Vilmer Kiplinger, Carrollton, TX (US);
Michael Lee Paulson, Copper Canyon, TX (US);
Robert Clarence Pearce, Iii, Arlington, TX (US);
Joseph Thomas Colarusso, Arlington, TX (US);
Dale Vilmer Kiplinger, Carrollton, TX (US);
Michael Lee Paulson, Copper Canyon, TX (US);
Robert Clarence Pearce, III, Arlington, TX (US);
NCH Corporation, Irving, TX (US);
Abstract
An automatic mist-sprayer system comprising a control unit having electronic circuitry adapted to activate the sprayer for a predetermined interval in response to a sensed ambient light condition of desired intensity and duration. The system desirably further includes an electrical power supply and a plurality of spaced-apart sprayer heads. A preferred utility for the system of the invention is spraying dilute solutions of insecticide or insect repellent during the periods of significant insect activity that typically occur around dusk and dawn. Manual overrides and a remote receiving unit are also disclosed for use of the system at times other than dusk and dawn.