Patents by Inventor Stephan Crain

Stephan Crain 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).

  • Central irrigation control system
    Patent number: 9192110
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, irrigation software is provided for an irrigation system. The irrigation software may include a hierarchical watering plan display, water pump adjustment, water pump efficiency profile use, a soil moisture interface, a historical flow interface, a demand ET interface, an instant program interface, an instant program interface, a manual irrigation interface, a precipitation management group interface, a rain schedule adjustment algorithm, a map-to-monitor button, a universal start time shift interface, and a conditional screen saver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: The Toro Company
    Inventors: Paul A. Standerfer, Gerald L. Mock, Utah Iev, John F. Fuller, Tu Minh Nguyen, Jason Lester Hill, Scott Vincent Myers, Stephan Crain, Steven A. Snow, Stanley C. Campbell, Russ Huffman
  • Central Irrigation Control System
    Publication number: 20120041606
    Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, irrigation software is provided for an irrigation system. The irrigation software may include a hierarchical watering plan display, water pump adjustment, water pump efficiency profile use, a soil moisture interface, a historical flow interface, a demand ET interface, an instant program interface, an instant program interface, a manual irrigation interface, a precipitation management group interface, a rain schedule adjustment algorithm, a map-to-monitor button, a universal start time shift interface, and a conditional screen saver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Paul A. Standerfer, Gerald L. Mock, Utah Iev, John F. Fuller, Tu Minh Nguyen, Jason Lester Hill, Scott Vincent Myers, Stephan Crain, Steven A. Snow, Stanley C. Campbell, Russ Huffman