Patents by Inventor Philipp Bolliger

Philipp Bolliger 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).

  • Patent number: 11844315
    Abstract: A system may include a sensor disposed on a parcel of land, watering equipment comprising a watering pump and processing circuity, and a user terminal comprising a user interface. The sensor may be configured to detect moisture conditions. The processing circuitry may be configured to direct the watering pump to operate in accordance with an operational mode. The user terminal may be configured to output system information via the user interface based on sensor data provided by the sensor, control the watering pump to operate in accordance with the operational mode, and delegate operational control of the system to a second user in response to a delegation input provided by a first user via the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: HUSQVARNA AB
    Inventors: Johannes Gungl, Florian Soor, Horst Schnürle, Philipp Bolliger
  • Publication number: 20220053714
    Abstract: A system may include a sensor disposed on a parcel of land, watering equipment comprising a watering pump and processing circuity, and a user terminal comprising a user interface. The sensor may be configured to detect moisture conditions. The processing circuitry may be configured to direct the watering pump to operate in accordance with an operational mode. The user terminal may be configured to output system information via the user interface based on sensor data provided by the sensor, control the watering pump to operate in accordance with the operational mode, and delegate operational control of the system to a second user in response to a delegation input provided by a first user via the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 24, 2022
    Inventors: Johannes Gungl, Florian Soor, Horst Schnürle, Philipp Bolliger
  • Patent number: 11178831
    Abstract: A system (10) may include sensor equipment (30) including one or more sensors (140, 142) disposed on a parcel of land, watering equipment (20) disposed on the parcel and configured to selectively apply water to the parcel, and a gateway (40) configured to provide for communication with the sensor equipment (30) and the watering equipment (20). The watering equipment (20) may include a watering pump (120), the watering pump (120) being operably coupled to a water source (100) and a water line (110) to alternately couple the water source (100) to and isolate the water source (100) from the water line (110), and processing circuitry (160). The processing circuitry (160) may be configured to determine an operational mode of the watering pump (120) and direct the watering pump (120) to operate in accordance with the operational mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Husqvarna AB
    Inventors: Johannes Gungl, Florian Soor, Horst Schnürle, Philipp Bolliger
  • Patent number: 10433502
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sprinkler control system (10) for controlling at least one sprinkler (12). A program system (14) which determines a sprinkler area (16) of the sprinkler (12) using an area chart (18) is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: HUSQVARNA AB
    Inventors: Moritz Köhler, Philipp Bolliger
  • Publication number: 20190090440
    Abstract: A system (10) may include sensor equipment (30) including one or more sensors (140, 142) disposed on a parcel of land, watering equipment (20) disposed on the parcel and configured to selectively apply water to the parcel, and a gateway (40) configured to provide for communication with the sensor equipment (30) and the watering equipment (20). The watering equipment (20) may include a watering pump (120), the watering pump (120) being operably coupled to a water source (100) and a water line (110) to alternately couple the water source (100) to and isolate the water source (100) from the water line (110), and processing circuitry (160). The processing circuitry (160) may be configured to determine an operational mode of the watering pump (120) and direct the watering pump (120) to operate in accordance with the operational mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventors: Johannes Gungl, Florian Soor, Horst Schnürle, Philipp Bolliger
  • Publication number: 20190021224
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for monitoring and controlling activities of at least one gardening tool (12) within at least one activity zone (14). According to the invention, a monitoring device (16) is provided for analyzing at least one activity zone state of the activity zone (14) and at least one gardening tool state of the gardening tool (12) to control the gardening tool (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Moritz Köhler, Philipp Bolliger, Lukas Bachmann
  • Patent number: 10104835
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system for monitoring and controlling activities of at least one gardening tool (12) within at least one activity zone (14). According to the invention, a monitoring device (16) is provided for analyzing at least one activity zone state of the activity zone (14) and at least one gardening tool state of the gardening tool (12) to control the gardening tool (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: HUSQVARNA AB
    Inventors: Moritz Köhler, Philipp Bolliger, Lukas Bachmann
  • Publication number: 20160219807
    Abstract: The invention relates to a sprinkler control system (10) for controlling at least one sprinkler (12). A programme system (14) which determines a sprinkler area (16) of the sprinkler (12) using an area chart (18) is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Moritz Köhler, Philipp Bolliger
  • Patent number: 8836504
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for determining the state, state changes, and/or condition changes of a potted plant and for indicating the determined state of said object to the owner or user thereof, wherein the system and method locally determine at least one physical and/or chemical parameter on top of on the side of or in the immediate vicinity of the plant (1) to be monitored by means of preferably several sensors or sensing elements (3). Said physical and/or chemical parameter is processed into a coded digital parameter signal and transmitted wirelessly, optionally by means of intermediate stages, to a central processor, which determines a statement about the state of the plant (1) from said coded digital parameter signal and other digital as an optical and/or acoustic indication of the current or prognosticated state of the plant/object (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich
    Inventors: Moritz Köhler, Philipp Bolliger, Benedikt Ostermaier
  • Publication number: 20120019382
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for determining the state, state changes, and/or condition changes of a potted plant and for indicating the determined state of said object to the owner or user thereof, wherein the system and method locally determine at least one physical and/or chemical parameter on top of on the side of or in the immediate vicinity of the plant (1) to be monitored by means of preferably several sensors or sensing elements (3). Said physical and/or chemical parameter is processed into a coded digital parameter signal and transmitted wirelessly, optionally by means of intermediate stages, to a central processor, which determines a statement about the state of the plant (1) from said coded digital parameter signal and other digital as an optical and/or acoustic indication of the current or prognosticated state of the plant/object (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: EIDGENÖSSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZÜRICH
    Inventors: Moritz Köhler, Philipp Bolliger, Benedikt Ostermaier