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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2015
George Ayer, Concord, CA;
Kifah Al-ansari, Toronto, CA;
David Barratt, Concord, CA;
CRYSTAL FOUNTAINS HOLDINGS INC., Concord, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A fountain system and method of providing same is provided. This involves a plurality of communication nodes, each communication node being configured to operate when submerged in a liquid; and a plurality of fountain components for providing a plurality of fountain jets of liquid, each fountain component being linked to a communication node in the plurality of communication nodes and being operable to provide a fountain jet of liquid in the plurality of fountain jets of liquid. The plurality of communication nodes are operable to receive a plurality of fountain control signals transmitted through the liquid. The plurality of communication nodes are operable to control the plurality of fountain jets by communicating to each communication node in the plurality of communication nodes an associated fountain control signal for controlling the fountain component linked to that communication node. The plurality of fountain control signals are transmitted at a frequency in the range of 100 MHz to 1.2 GH.