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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2005
Applicants:
T. Lynn Roney, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Steven Sharp, Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventors:
T. Lynn Roney, Oro Valley, AZ (US);
Steven Sharp, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Rain Bird Corporation, Azusa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05B 1/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An irrigation sprinkler is for use in distributing water to an area of vegetation, and has a rotatable nozzle for dispersing the water by rotation of the nozzle. A magnet is coupled or connected to the nozzle and rotates synchronously with the rotation of the nozzle. A sensor unit is disposed adjacent to the nozzle and detects a magnetic field generated by the magnet during nozzle rotation to generate a signal indicative of the speed and direction of rotation of the nozzle.