Patents by Inventor Walter Norley

Walter Norley 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).

  • Apparatus and method for wireless real time measurement and control of soil and turf conditions
    Publication number: 20060178847
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for monitoring subsurface soil conditions in real time and communicating data about the subsurface soil conditions to a monitor that analyzes the data to provide warnings to the system operator and to automatically initiate one or more soil treatment processes. The apparatus includes nodes with soil condition sensors and radio transceivers. The nodes are communicatively connected by a network that includes at least one transceiver. The nodes optionally include means for controlling turf treatment devices in response to commands from the computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: John Glancy, David McIntosh, Walter Norley