Patents by Inventor Thomas G. Carr

Thomas G. Carr 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).

  • Method and apparatus for emergency remote control of irrigation
    Publication number: 20100305764
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling application of water in an irrigation cycle controlled by a non-centralized irrigation controller by receiving a water management command including, but not limited to a fire-shut-off command, a fire-activation-command, a drought-management-command, a pressure-management-command and a run-off-management-command. Once the command is received, parameters in the command are used to control the application of water for irrigation purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Thomas G. Carr, Philip W. Regli
  • Training kit
    Patent number: 4964804
    Abstract: A training or servicing kit comprises a portable electronic simulation of an apparatus, the simulation including manually operable means to sense and/or control parameters of the simulation, and a computer with associated software serving in use to lead an operator through a training or servicing programme in dependence upon the values of parameters determined by the operator by means of the manually operable means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 23, 1990
    Assignee: Otis Elevator Company
    Inventors: Thomas G. Carr, Donald Oliver, John James, Robert Rayfield