Patents by Inventor Emil Motycka

Emil Motycka 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).

  • Publication number: 20240099207
    Abstract: A method of delivering a residential yard enhancement treatment may include receiving, by a central controller, yard characteristics regarding the residential yard. The method may include determining, by the central controller based on the yard characteristics, one or more select consumables to enhance the yard and application schedules for the one or more select consumables. The method may include scheduling, by the central controller based on the application schedules, delivery of the one or more select consumables to the residential address.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Christopher M. KLEIN, Emil MOTYCKA, Simon HILL, Franz David GARSOMBKE
  • Publication number: 20240081203
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method to for improving lawn health is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a processing element of a user device, vegetation specifications and zone data of a lawn; generating, by the processing element, a lawn enhancement plan based on the vegetation specifications and the zone data, the lawn enhancement plan includes an application time frame and an application frequency for applying one or more treatments to the lawn and a watering plan for the lawn; transmitting, to a sprinkler controller, the watering plan for execution by the sprinkler controller; and updating, by the processing element, the lawn enhancement plan based on application information corresponding to an application of the one or more treatments to the lawn, wherein the application information is based on one or more of the watering plan or information received from a user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Emil MOTYCKA, Christopher M. KLEIN
  • Patent number: 11856900
    Abstract: A method of delivering a consumable to an irrigation area may include determining application characteristics for applying the consumable to the irrigation area based on irrigation area characteristics of the irrigation area, generating an irrigation schedule for the irrigation area based on consumable characteristics of the consumable and the application characteristics, and transmitting the irrigation schedule to a local control to selectively activate one or more water outlets to the irrigation area based on the irrigation schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: RACHIO, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher M. Klein, Emil Motycka, Simon Hill, Franz David Garsombke
  • Patent number: 11849680
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method to increase drought tolerance for grass is disclosed. The method includes estimating by a server a root depth of grass watered by an irrigation system based on one or more of historical watering data of the grass, grass type characteristics, or soil characteristics of soil in which the grass is growing; determining by the server a target water depletion threshold of the grass based on the root depth; generating by the server an irrigation schedule based on the target water depletion threshold and weather information; and transmitting by the server the irrigation schedule to an irrigation controller to selectively activate the irrigation system based on the irrigation schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: RACHIO, INC.
    Inventors: Emil Motycka, Christopher M. Klein
  • Publication number: 20230034493
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method to increase drought tolerance for grass is disclosed. The method includes estimating by a server a root depth of grass watered by an irrigation system based on one or more of historical watering data of the grass, grass type characteristics, or soil characteristics of soil in which the grass is growing; determining by the server a target water depletion threshold of the grass based on the root depth; generating by the server an irrigation schedule based on the target water depletion threshold and weather information; and transmitting by the server the irrigation schedule to an irrigation controller to selectively activate the irrigation system based on the irrigation schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Emil MOTYCKA, Christopher M. KLEIN
  • Patent number: 11464178
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for generating a dynamic watering plan that reduces water consumption requirements for vegetation is disclosed. An example method includes estimating root depth of vegetation watered by a watering system; determining an allowed water depletion threshold of the vegetation based on the root depth; determining a training watering plan to increase the root depth of the vegetation over time based on the root depth and the allowed water depletion threshold; and transmitting the training watering plan to a flow controller for execution by the watering system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: RACHIO, INC.
    Inventors: Emil Motycka, Christopher M. Klein
  • Publication number: 20220046871
    Abstract: A method of delivering a consumable to an irrigation area may include determining application characteristics for applying the consumable to the irrigation area based on irrigation area characteristics of the irrigation area, generating an irrigation schedule for the irrigation area based on consumable characteristics of the consumable and the application characteristics, and transmitting the irrigation schedule to a local control to selectively activate one or more water outlets to the irrigation area based on the irrigation schedule.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Publication date: February 17, 2022
    Inventors: Christopher M. Klein, Emil Motycka, Simon Hill, Franz David Garsombke
  • Publication number: 20200037520
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method for generating a dynamic watering plan that reduces water consumption requirements for vegetation is disclosed. An example method includes estimating root depth of vegetation watered by a watering system; determining an allowed water depletion threshold of the vegetation based on the root depth; determining a training watering plan to increase the root depth of the vegetation over time based on the root depth and the allowed water depletion threshold; and transmitting the training watering plan to a flow controller for execution by the watering system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Emil Motycka, Christopher M. Klein