Patents by Inventor Bradley Wilson Alcorn

Bradley Wilson Alcorn has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10932423
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for improving performance of sprinkler control systems using aggregations of flow controllers. As an example, to facilitate control of multiple controllers, a system may generate a virtual flow controller by aggregating the two or more flow controllers. A schedule for the virtual controller is set or received and then translated into schedules for the aggregated controllers. In another example, schedules may be set for individual watering zones, which are then translated into watering schedules for flow controllers corresponding to the zones. The system then transmits these schedules to a respective flow controller, which then carries out an irrigation routine according to the schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: RACHIO, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Klein, Bradley Wilson Alcorn, Franz David Garsombke, Nikolay Gennadyevich Sarychev
  • Patent number: 10229579
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a flow detection system. The system may include a flow detection hub fluidly connected to a fluid supply pipe including a flow sensor that detects a flow rate of fluid flowing through the fluid supply pipe and a processing element in communication with the flow sensor and a user device. The processing element performs the following operations: determining a first delta based on a first flow rate data from the flow sensor; determining a second delta based on a second flow rate data from the flow sensor; correlating the first delta and the second delta to a first event; and transmitting a message to a user device corresponding to the first event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Rachio, Inc
    Inventors: Bradley Wilson Alcorn, Franz David Garsombke, Eric Lester Miles, Christopher Michael Klein
  • Publication number: 20180182228
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a flow detection system. The system may include a flow detection hub fluidly connected to a fluid supply pipe including a flow sensor that detects a flow rate of fluid flowing through the fluid supply pipe and a processing element in communication with the flow sensor and a user device. The processing element performs the following operations: determining a first delta based on a first flow rate data from the flow sensor; determining a second delta based on a second flow rate data from the flow sensor; correlating the first delta and the second delta to a first event; and transmitting a message to a user device corresponding to the first event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Bradley Wilson ALCORN, Franz David GARSOMBKE, Eric Lester MILES, Christopher Michael KLEIN
  • Patent number: 9928724
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a flow detection system. The system may include a flow detection hub fluidly connected to a fluid supply pipe including a flow sensor that detects a flow rate of fluid flowing through the fluid supply pipe and a processing element in communication with the flow sensor and a user device. The processing element performs the following operations: determining a first delta based on a first flow rate data from the flow sensor; determining a second delta based on a second flow rate data from the flow sensor; correlating the first delta and the second delta to a first event; and transmitting a message to a user device corresponding to the first event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: Rachio, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Wilson Alcorn, Franz David Garsombke, Eric Lester Miles, Christopher Michael Klein
  • Publication number: 20170359976
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for improving performance of sprinkler control systems using aggregations of flow controllers. As an example, to facilitate control of multiple controllers, a system may generate a virtual flow controller by aggregating the two or more flow controllers. A schedule for the virtual controller is set or received and then translated into schedules for the aggregated controllers. In another example, schedules may be set for individual watering zones, which are then translated into watering schedules for flow controllers corresponding to the zones. The system then transmits these schedules to a respective flow controller, which then carries out an irrigation routine according to the schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Christopher Michael Klein, Bradley Wilson Alcorn, Franz David Garsombke, Nikolay Gennadyevich Sarychev
  • Publication number: 20160335875
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a flow detection system. The system may include a flow detection hub fluidly connected to a fluid supply pipe including a flow sensor that detects a flow rate of fluid flowing through the fluid supply pipe and a processing element in communication with the flow sensor and a user device. The processing element performs the following operations: determining a first delta based on a first flow rate data from the flow sensor; determining a second delta based on a second flow rate data from the flow sensor; correlating the first delta and the second delta to a first event; and transmitting a message to a user device corresponding to the first event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Bradley Wilson Alcorn, Franz David Garsombke, Eric Lester Miles, Christopher Michael Klein