Patents by Inventor John Sam Bakke

John Sam Bakke 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).

  • Sprinkler valve test and control device and method thereof
    Patent number: 8302932
    Abstract: A sprinkler valve test and control device that is used to test and control a sprinkler valve having a solenoid plunger without the need for electricity. The sprinkler valve test and control device includes a cup shaped yoke body having a cavity and an opening, a magnet positioned in the cavity, and the magnetic having a magnetic field directed towards the opening of the cavity, and an epoxy fill sealing and securing the magnet in the cavity. When the device is placed over a solenoid plunger, the magnetic field actuates the solenoid plunger of the sprinkler valve to turn the sprinkler valve on. The device allows efficient and effective determination of the reasons for the malfunctioning of sprinkler valves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Inventors: John Sam Bakke, David Bakke
  • Sprinkler valve test and control device and method thereof
    Publication number: 20100224810
    Abstract: A sprinkler valve test and control device that is used to test and control a sprinkler valve having a solenoid plunger without the need for electricity. The sprinkler valve test and control device includes a cup shaped yoke body having a cavity and an opening, a magnet positioned in the cavity, and the magnetic having a magnetic field directed towards the opening of the cavity, and an epoxy fill sealing and securing the magnet in the cavity. When the device is placed over a solenoid plunger, the magnetic field actuates the solenoid plunger of the sprinkler valve to turn the sprinkler valve on. The device allows efficient and effective determination of the reasons for the malfunctioning of sprinkler valves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: John Sam Bakke, David Bakke