Patents Assigned to Netafim Ltd.
  • Irrigation system and method for controlling liquid flow in adjacent field zones
    Patent number: 11337384
    Abstract: An irrigation column for a drip irrigation system has a fluid conducting line for receiving fluid from a fluid source upstream. The irrigation column further includes a plurality of drip line segments extending alongside the fluid conducting line, a plurality of zone valves located along the fluid conducting line, and a plurality of control tubes extending alongside the fluid conducting line. And each control tube is in fluid communication with a respective one of the zone valves for actuating the zone valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Netafim, Ltd.
    Inventor: Abraham Schweitzer
  • DRIP IRRIGATION EMITTER HAVING A SILICONE-BASED MEMBRANE CONTAINING FERRIC OXIDE
    Publication number: 20220132755
    Abstract: A drip irrigation emitter includes a cover member, a base member, and a silicone-based membrane containing ferric oxide, the membrane=e located between the two members. The membrane includes liquid silicone rubber (LSR) material and ferric oxide. The ferric oxide in volumetric percentage ranges from about 0.1% to about 0.5% of the overall volume of the LSR material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: NETAFIM, LTD.
    Inventors: TSIPORA YANKOVITZ, ELIYAHU HAY MADAR
  • FLUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM HAVING A MULTI-HOP CONTROL AND/OR COMMUNICATION NETWORK ASSOCIATED THEREWITH
    Publication number: 20220117173
    Abstract: A system includes a longitudinally extending infrastructure, for example a piping infrastructure, and a plurality of nodes located along the infrastructure. The system further includes communication channels that extend along the infrastructure that communicate with the nodes for permitting multi-hop routing of messages between nodes along the infrastructure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicant: NETAFIM, LTD.
    Inventor: ABRAHAM SCHWEITZER
  • Drip emitter having a hinged cover with an integrally formed membrane for forming a pressure regulating chamber
    Patent number: 11252879
    Abstract: A drip emitter includes a frame, that can be made of plastic, and a membrane, that can be elastomeric; and both the frame and the membrane are formed by injection molding and are attached to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Netafim, Ltd.
    Inventors: Esteban Socolsky, Ron Keren
  • PRESSURE REDUCING VALVE WITH SHUT-OFF MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20220022391
    Abstract: A pressure regulator valve for regulating pressures within a portion of an irrigation system, can also be used to shut off downstream flow into the portion of the irrigation system in response to an incoming command arriving via an incoming port into the regulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: NETAFIM, LTD.
    Inventors: BAR GAZIT, GAD PELEG
  • Irrigation pipe having tensile strip
    Patent number: 11193621
    Abstract: A thin walled irrigation pipe has a tensile layer formed as a continuous strip upon an outer side of the pipe for increasing tensile strength of the pipe. The tensile layer includes a higher tensile strength than material of the remainder of the pipe outside of the tensile layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Netafim, Ltd.
    Inventors: Abed Masarwa, Eliyahu Madar, Alexander Davidov
  • ROTATING SPRINKLER
    Publication number: 20210316325
    Abstract: A rotating sprinkler includes a housing and a movable core. The core can assume retracted and extended states relative to the housing and incudes a cover, an impact member and a stream deflector. In the extended state, both the cover and the impact member can pivot between pivoted and non-pivoted states about a hinge defining an axis H generally orthogonal to axis X and the stream deflector is fixed against rotation about the hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: NETAFIM, LTD.
    Inventors: GAD PELEG, NITZAN BUSTAN
  • IRRIGATION LIQUID FILTRATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210214240
    Abstract: A media filter includes an inlet and a diffuser located axially below the inlet for distributing liquid entering the filter via the inlet over the media in the filter. The diffuser including one or more members extending generally orthogonal to the axis of the filter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: Netafim, Ltd.
    Inventors: TAMIR ITAI, Lorne Belford
  • Irrigation system and method having control heads outside of a matrix of irrigation zones
    Patent number: 10849286
    Abstract: An irrigation system is provided for irrigating a field divided into irrigation zones. The irrigation zones are arranged in columns extending alongside each other. The system has irrigation strips and a control head at an upstream end of each irrigation strip. Each irrigation strip provides irrigation substances to a column of zones. All control heads are located alongside a boundary of the field outside of the irrigation zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Netafim, Ltd.
    Inventors: Abraham Schweitzer, Esteban Socolsky
  • Drip emitter and membrane for a drip emitter
    Patent number: 10772266
    Abstract: A membrane for a drip emitter includes at least two first and second regions. The regions are of different thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Netafim, Ltd.
    Inventor: Esteban Socolsky
  • IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LIQUID FLOW IN ADJACENT FIELD ZONES
    Publication number: 20200146230
    Abstract: An irrigation column for a drip irrigation system has a fluid conducting line for receiving fluid from a fluid source upstream. The irrigation column further includes a plurality of drip line segments extending alongside the fluid conducting line, a plurality of zone valves located along the fluid conducting line, and a plurality of control tubes extending alongside the fluid conducting line. And each control tube is in fluid communication with a respective one of the zone valves for actuating the zone valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Applicant: Netafim, Ltd.
    Inventor: ABRAHAM SCHWEITZER
  • Irrigation system
    Patent number: 10588275
    Abstract: A drip irrigation system includes a distribution pipe and drip irrigation pipes that branch off in communication with the distribution pipe. Each drip pipe has a flushing valve coupled to a downstream end and at least some of the drip pipes each have an inlet valve coupled to an upstream end for communication with the distribution pipe. The system further has at least one command valve in communication with the distributing pipe and also with at least some of the inlet vales, wherein opening of the command valve is configured to close the at least some inlet valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Netafim, Ltd.
    Inventors: Esteban Socolsky, Ron Keren
  • Drip emitter
    Patent number: 10517236
    Abstract: A drip irrigation emitter is provided extending between first and second longitudinal ends. The emitter has an outer side for attaching to a pipe that is laterally bound between first and second longitudinal edges. The outer side has a flow path and an exit pool, and at least a section of the flow path extends downstream along the first edge and at least a portion of the exit pool is formed between the section of the flow path and the second edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Netafim, Ltd.
    Inventor: Ron Keren
  • Drip emitter having hinged flap with upstanding closing pins
    Patent number: 10462983
    Abstract: A drip emitter includes a frame, that can be made of plastic, and a membrane, that can be elastomeric; and both the frame and the membrane are formed by injection molding and are attached to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Netafim, Ltd.
    Inventors: Esteban Socolsky, Ron Keren
  • Valve apparatus
    Patent number: 10420294
    Abstract: A valve assembly includes an inlet and an outlet, and has a first state where liquid is stopped from flowing from the inlet towards the outlet, a second state where liquid is released to flow from the inlet towards and out of the outlet, and a terminal state where after flowing out of the outlet, the liquid is stopped form flowing out of the outlet. An incoming command triggers the valve assembly from the first state towards the second state and, at or after reaching the terminal state, the valve assembly transmits an outgoing command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Netafim, Ltd.
    Inventors: Esteban Socolsky, Gad Peleg, Ehud Feintuch
  • IRRIGATION PIPE HAVING PROTRUDING STRENGTHENING MEMBERS
    Publication number: 20190246577
    Abstract: An irrigation pipe that extends along an axis and has a pipe wall with a base portion (55) and a plurality of bulge members (1, 2) that extend away from the base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Applicant: Netafim, Ltd.
    Inventors: Abed MASARWA, James BELFORD
  • Irrigation control box
    Patent number: D860827
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Netafim, Ltd.
    Inventor: Eyal Kremer
  • Irrigation pipe
    Patent number: RE47697
    Abstract: An irrigation pipe formed from a sheet that is rolled into a tube about a longitudinal axis of the sheet. The pipe has a watertight layer and a fabric layer. The fabric layer comprises a first fiber arrangement including first main fibers having a first orientation and a second fiber arrangement including second main fibers having a second orientation. The first and second orientations are transverse relative to each other and to the longitudinal axis when viewed in the sheet before it is rolled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Netafim, Ltd
    Inventor: Abed Masarwa
  • Irrigation control box
    Patent number: D879052
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Netafim, Ltd.
    Inventor: Eyal Kremer
  • Irrigation holder
    Patent number: D923745
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Netafim, Ltd.
    Inventor: Erez Govrin