Patents by Inventor Aaron Akin

Aaron Akin 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).

  • In-canopy sprinkler monitoring system for center pivot irrigation systems
    Patent number: 11596963
    Abstract: Monitoring systems for center pivot irrigation systems and methods of irrigating an agricultural crop using the irrigation systems are provided. The irrigation systems may comprise a plurality of in-canopy sprinklers. The monitoring systems are configured to detect an operational condition of the plurality of in-canopy sprinklers, including whether individual sprinkler heads have become detached from the irrigation system main line, or whether an individual sprinkler head has become clogged, and alert an operator with a time and/or location of the occurrence of an event associated with one or more of the sprinklers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Kansas State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Aaron Akin, Danny H. Rogers, Jonathan Aguilar
  • IN-CANOPY SPRINKLER MONITORING SYSTEM FOR CENTER PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20200331016
    Abstract: Monitoring systems for center pivot irrigation systems and methods of irrigating an agricultural crop using the irrigation systems are provided. The irrigation systems may comprise a plurality of in-canopy sprinklers. The monitoring systems are configured to detect an operational condition of the plurality of in-canopy sprinklers, including whether individual sprinkler heads have become detached from the irrigation system main line, or whether an individual sprinkler head has become clogged, and alert an operator with a time and/or location of the occurrence of an event associated with one or more of the sprinklers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Inventors: Aaron Akin, Danny H. Rogers, Jonathan Aguilar