Patents by Inventor Stuart Francis Bradbury

Stuart Francis Bradbury 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).

  • Irrigation systems and methods
    Patent number: 8739830
    Abstract: An irrigation system includes a control arrangement which receives field information relating to an area to be irrigated and source information relating to one or more water sources which supply water to the irrigation system. The control arrangement optimizes an irrigation plan based on the field information and source information and then controls one or more irrigators in accordance with the plan. The control arrangement may pulse valves positioned on the irrigator on and off in order to control the amount of water applied to the land by individual outlets on the irrigator. Latching valves may be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Lindsay Corporation
    Inventors: Stuart Francis Bradbury, Michael George Ricketts
  • IRRIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20090277506
    Abstract: An irrigation system includes a control arrangement which receives field information relating to an area to be irrigated and source information relating to one or more water sources which supply water to the irrigation system. The control arrangement optimizes an irrigation plan based on the field information and source information and then controls one or more irrigators in accordance with the plan. The control arrangement may pulse valves positioned on the irrigator on and off in order to control the amount of water applied to the land by individual outlets on the irrigator. Latching valves may be used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: WMC Technology Limited
    Inventors: Stuart Francis Bradbury, Michael George Ricketts