Patents by Inventor Daniel Trinidad

Daniel Trinidad 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).

  • Drip irrigation emitter with optimized clog resistance
    Patent number: 11497178
    Abstract: An emitter includes at least one of: an inlet section including inlet members forming first and second openings having different sizes; a pressure reducing section including a first pressure reducing portion having a first pressure reducing configuration and a second pressure reducing portion having a second pressure reducing configuration being different; the pressure reducing section including at least one nonlinear rail portion; a pressure responsive section including at least one nonlinear rail portion; or a base including a first base portion having a first base configuration and a second base portion having a second base configuration being different, wherein at least one of the first base portion or the second base portion is positioned in one or more of the inlet section, the pressure reducing section, or an outlet section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: The Toro Company
    Inventors: William C. Taylor, Jr., Daniel Trinidad, David S. Martin, Michael R. Knighton
  • Rail tuned pressure responsive irrigation emitter
    Patent number: 11452269
    Abstract: An emitter comprising a pressure responsive section and at least one feature defined by a floor, a first rail, and a second rail. The at least one feature being tuned by at least one of rail to rail distance, rail height, rail width, rail corner, vertical rail gap, transverse rail gap, external rail, floor thickness, floor profile, tip height, tip clearance, feature density, feature contour, feature angle, and feature thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: The Toro Company
    Inventors: William C. Taylor, Jr., Charles G. Schmid, Daniel Trinidad, David S. Martin, Michael R. Knighton
  • RAIL TUNED PRESSURE RESPONSIVE IRRIGATION EMITTER
    Publication number: 20200390042
    Abstract: An emitter comprising a pressure responsive section and at least one feature defined by a floor, a first rail, and a second rail. The at least one feature being tuned by at least one of rail to rail distance, rail height, rail width, rail corner, vertical rail gap, transverse rail gap, external rail, floor thickness, floor profile, tip height, tip clearance, feature density, feature contour, feature angle, and feature thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: The Toro Company
    Inventors: William C. Taylor, JR., Charles G. Schmid, Daniel Trinidad, David S. Martin, Michael R. Knighton
  • DRIP IRRIGATION EMITTER WITH OPTIMIZED CLOG RESISTANCE
    Publication number: 20200390043
    Abstract: An emitter includes at least one of: an inlet section including inlet members forming first and second openings having different sizes; a pressure reducing section including a first pressure reducing portion having a first pressure reducing configuration and a second pressure reducing portion having a second pressure reducing configuration being different; the pressure reducing section including at least one nonlinear rail portion; a pressure responsive section including at least one nonlinear rail portion; or a base including a first base portion having a first base configuration and a second base portion having a second base configuration being different, wherein at least one of the first base portion or the second base portion is positioned in one or more of the inlet section, the pressure reducing section, or an outlet section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: The Toro Company
    Inventors: William C. Taylor, JR., Daniel Trinidad, David S. Martin, Michael R. Knighton