Emitter part
Latest Rain Bird Corporation Patents:
- Auto-assignment of devices of a multi-wire irrigation control system to irrigation zones
- Emitter coupler and irrigation system
- Irrigation controller with relays
- Data modulated signal generation in a multi-wire irrigation control system
- Methods and apparatus for checking emitter bonds in an irrigation drip line
The broken lines represent portions of the article and form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
We claim the ornamental design for an emitter part, as shown and described.
2174515 | October 1939 | Hughes |
2449731 | September 1948 | Therrien |
2508403 | May 1950 | Knauss |
2625429 | January 1953 | Coles |
2639194 | May 1953 | Wahlin |
2683061 | July 1954 | Shahnazarian |
2762397 | September 1956 | Miller |
2794321 | June 1957 | Warner |
2873030 | February 1959 | Ashton |
2970923 | February 1961 | Sparmann |
3004330 | October 1961 | Wilkins |
3155612 | November 1964 | Weber |
3182916 | May 1965 | Schulz |
3199901 | August 1965 | Jeppsson |
3302450 | February 1967 | Wakar |
3323550 | June 1967 | Lee, II |
3361359 | January 1968 | Chapin |
3420064 | January 1969 | Blass |
3426544 | February 1969 | Curtis |
3434500 | March 1969 | Burrows |
3467142 | September 1969 | Donn |
3586291 | June 1971 | Malec |
3672571 | June 1972 | Goodricke |
3693888 | September 1972 | Christy |
3697002 | October 1972 | Parkison |
3698195 | October 1972 | Chapin |
3719327 | March 1973 | Mcmahan |
3727635 | April 1973 | Todd |
3729142 | April 1973 | Leal |
3753527 | August 1973 | Galbraith |
3777980 | December 1973 | Allport |
3777987 | December 1973 | Allport |
3779468 | December 1973 | Spencer |
3780946 | December 1973 | Bowen |
3791587 | February 1974 | Drori |
3792588 | February 1974 | Gilaad |
3797741 | March 1974 | Spencer |
3804334 | April 1974 | Curry |
3807430 | April 1974 | Keller |
3814377 | June 1974 | Todd |
3815636 | June 1974 | Menzel |
RE28095 | July 1974 | Chapin |
3830067 | August 1974 | Osborn |
3833019 | September 1974 | Diggs |
3851896 | December 1974 | Olson |
3856333 | December 1974 | Cox |
3863845 | February 1975 | Bumpstead |
3866833 | February 1975 | Kojimoto |
3870236 | March 1975 | Sahagun-Barragan |
3873030 | March 1975 | Barragan |
3874598 | April 1975 | Havens |
3882892 | May 1975 | Menzel |
3885743 | May 1975 | Wake |
3895085 | July 1975 | Hiroshi |
3896999 | July 1975 | Barragan |
3897009 | July 1975 | Rangel-Garza |
3903929 | September 1975 | Mock |
3929258 | December 1975 | Stephens |
3939875 | February 24, 1976 | Osborn |
3940066 | February 24, 1976 | Hunter |
3948285 | April 6, 1976 | Flynn |
3954223 | May 4, 1976 | Wichman |
3957292 | May 18, 1976 | Diggs |
3966233 | June 29, 1976 | Diggs |
3970251 | July 20, 1976 | Harmony |
3973732 | August 10, 1976 | Diggs |
3981452 | September 21, 1976 | Eckstein |
3993248 | November 23, 1976 | Harmony |
3995436 | December 7, 1976 | Diggs |
3998244 | December 21, 1976 | Bentley |
3998391 | December 21, 1976 | Lemelshtrich |
3998427 | December 21, 1976 | Bentley |
4008853 | February 22, 1977 | Tregillus |
4017958 | April 19, 1977 | Diggs |
4022384 | May 10, 1977 | Hoyle |
4036435 | July 19, 1977 | Pecaro |
4037791 | July 26, 1977 | Mullett |
4047995 | September 13, 1977 | Leal-Diaz |
4054152 | October 18, 1977 | Ito |
4058257 | November 15, 1977 | Spencer |
4059228 | November 22, 1977 | Werner |
4077570 | March 7, 1978 | Harmony |
4077571 | March 7, 1978 | Harmony |
4084749 | April 18, 1978 | Drori |
4092002 | May 30, 1978 | Grosse |
4095750 | June 20, 1978 | Gilead |
4105162 | August 8, 1978 | Drori |
4121771 | October 24, 1978 | Hendrickson |
4122590 | October 31, 1978 | Spencer |
4128918 | December 12, 1978 | Wenk |
4132364 | January 2, 1979 | Harmony |
4134550 | January 16, 1979 | Bright |
4143820 | March 13, 1979 | Bright |
4147307 | April 3, 1979 | Christy |
4160323 | July 10, 1979 | Tracy |
4161291 | July 17, 1979 | Bentley |
4177946 | December 11, 1979 | Sahagun-Barragan |
4177947 | December 11, 1979 | Menzel |
4196753 | April 8, 1980 | Hammarstedt |
4196853 | April 8, 1980 | Delmer |
4209133 | June 24, 1980 | Mehoudar |
4210287 | July 1, 1980 | Mehoudar |
4215822 | August 5, 1980 | Mehoudar |
4223838 | September 23, 1980 | Maria-Vittorio-Torrisi |
4225307 | September 30, 1980 | Magera |
4226368 | October 7, 1980 | Hunter |
4235380 | November 25, 1980 | Delmer |
4247051 | January 27, 1981 | Allport |
4250915 | February 17, 1981 | Rikuta |
4273286 | June 16, 1981 | Menzel |
4274597 | June 23, 1981 | Dobos |
4281798 | August 4, 1981 | Lemelstrich |
4307841 | December 29, 1981 | Mehoudar |
4331293 | May 25, 1982 | Rangel-Garza |
4344576 | August 17, 1982 | Smith |
4354639 | October 19, 1982 | Delmer |
4366926 | January 4, 1983 | Mehoudar |
4369923 | January 25, 1983 | Bron |
4384680 | May 24, 1983 | Mehoudar |
4385727 | May 31, 1983 | Spencer |
4385757 | May 31, 1983 | Muller |
4392616 | July 12, 1983 | Olson |
4413786 | November 8, 1983 | Mehoudar |
4413787 | November 8, 1983 | Gilead |
4423838 | January 3, 1984 | Dinur |
4424936 | January 10, 1984 | Marc |
4430020 | February 7, 1984 | Robbins |
4460129 | July 17, 1984 | Olson |
4473191 | September 25, 1984 | Chapin |
4473525 | September 25, 1984 | Drori |
4502631 | March 5, 1985 | Christen |
4508140 | April 2, 1985 | Harrison |
4513777 | April 30, 1985 | Wright |
4519546 | May 28, 1985 | Gorney |
4522339 | June 11, 1985 | Costa |
4533083 | August 6, 1985 | Tucker |
4534515 | August 13, 1985 | Chapin |
4545784 | October 8, 1985 | Sanderson |
4572756 | February 25, 1986 | Chapin |
4573640 | March 4, 1986 | Mehoudar |
4593857 | June 10, 1986 | Raz |
4613080 | September 23, 1986 | Benson |
4626130 | December 2, 1986 | Chapin |
4627903 | December 9, 1986 | Chapman |
4642152 | February 10, 1987 | Chapin |
4653695 | March 31, 1987 | Eckstein |
4687143 | August 18, 1987 | Gorney |
4702787 | October 27, 1987 | Ruskin |
4718608 | January 12, 1988 | Mehoudar |
4722481 | February 2, 1988 | Lemkin |
4722759 | February 2, 1988 | Roberts |
4726520 | February 23, 1988 | Brown |
4726527 | February 23, 1988 | Mendenhall |
4728042 | March 1, 1988 | Gorney |
4735363 | April 5, 1988 | Shfaram |
4749130 | June 7, 1988 | Utzinger |
4753394 | June 28, 1988 | Goodman |
4756339 | July 12, 1988 | Buluschek |
4765541 | August 23, 1988 | Mangels |
4775046 | October 4, 1988 | Gramarossa |
4781217 | November 1, 1988 | Rosenberg |
4789005 | December 6, 1988 | Griffiths |
4796660 | January 10, 1989 | Bron |
4807668 | February 28, 1989 | Roberts |
4817875 | April 4, 1989 | Karmeli |
4824019 | April 25, 1989 | Lew |
4824025 | April 25, 1989 | Miller |
4850531 | July 25, 1989 | Littleton |
4854158 | August 8, 1989 | Gates |
4856552 | August 15, 1989 | Hiemstra |
4859264 | August 22, 1989 | Buluschek |
4862731 | September 5, 1989 | Gates |
4874132 | October 17, 1989 | Gilead |
4880167 | November 14, 1989 | Langa |
4900437 | February 13, 1990 | Savall |
4909411 | March 20, 1990 | Uchida |
4935992 | June 26, 1990 | Due |
4948295 | August 14, 1990 | Pramsoler |
4984739 | January 15, 1991 | Allport |
4990256 | February 5, 1991 | Schmidt |
5022940 | June 11, 1991 | Mehoudar |
5031837 | July 16, 1991 | Hanish |
5040770 | August 20, 1991 | Rajster |
5052625 | October 1, 1991 | Ruskin |
5096206 | March 17, 1992 | Andre |
5106021 | April 21, 1992 | Gilead |
5111995 | May 12, 1992 | Dumitrascu |
5111996 | May 12, 1992 | Eckstein |
5116414 | May 26, 1992 | Burton |
5118042 | June 2, 1992 | Delmer |
5118215 | June 2, 1992 | Freier |
5122044 | June 16, 1992 | Mehoudar |
5123984 | June 23, 1992 | Allport |
5137216 | August 11, 1992 | Hanish |
5141360 | August 25, 1992 | Zeman |
5163622 | November 17, 1992 | Cohen |
5181952 | January 26, 1993 | Burton |
5183208 | February 2, 1993 | Cohen |
5192027 | March 9, 1993 | Delmer |
5200132 | April 6, 1993 | Shfaram |
5203503 | April 20, 1993 | Cohen |
5207386 | May 4, 1993 | Mehoudar |
5216784 | June 8, 1993 | Dyer |
5232159 | August 3, 1993 | Abbate |
5232160 | August 3, 1993 | Hendrickson |
5236130 | August 17, 1993 | Hadar |
5246171 | September 21, 1993 | Roberts |
5252162 | October 12, 1993 | Delmer |
5253807 | October 19, 1993 | Newbegin |
5271786 | December 21, 1993 | Gorney |
5279462 | January 18, 1994 | Mehoudar |
5282578 | February 1, 1994 | De Frank |
5282916 | February 1, 1994 | Bloom |
5283916 | February 8, 1994 | Haro |
5294058 | March 15, 1994 | Einav |
5310438 | May 10, 1994 | Ruskin |
5314116 | May 24, 1994 | Krauth |
5316220 | May 31, 1994 | Dinur |
5318657 | June 7, 1994 | Roberts |
5324371 | June 28, 1994 | Mehoudar |
5324379 | June 28, 1994 | Eckstein |
5327941 | July 12, 1994 | Bitsakis |
5330107 | July 19, 1994 | Karathanos |
5332160 | July 26, 1994 | Ruskin |
5333793 | August 2, 1994 | DeFrank |
5337597 | August 16, 1994 | Peake |
5340027 | August 23, 1994 | Yu |
5353993 | October 11, 1994 | Rosenberg |
5364032 | November 15, 1994 | De Frank |
5399160 | March 21, 1995 | Dunberger |
5400967 | March 28, 1995 | Yu |
5400973 | March 28, 1995 | Cohen |
5413282 | May 9, 1995 | Boswell |
5423501 | June 13, 1995 | Yu |
5441203 | August 15, 1995 | Swan |
5442001 | August 15, 1995 | Jones |
5443212 | August 22, 1995 | Dinur |
5449250 | September 12, 1995 | Burton |
5465905 | November 14, 1995 | Elder |
5522551 | June 4, 1996 | DeFrank |
5531381 | July 2, 1996 | Ruttenberg |
5535778 | July 16, 1996 | Zakai |
5584952 | December 17, 1996 | Rubenstein |
5586727 | December 24, 1996 | Shekalim |
5591293 | January 7, 1997 | Miller |
5601381 | February 11, 1997 | Hadar |
5609303 | March 11, 1997 | Cohen |
5615833 | April 1, 1997 | Robillard |
5615838 | April 1, 1997 | Eckstein |
5620143 | April 15, 1997 | Delmer |
5628462 | May 13, 1997 | Miller |
5634594 | June 3, 1997 | Cohen |
5636797 | June 10, 1997 | Cohen |
5641113 | June 24, 1997 | Somaki |
5651999 | July 29, 1997 | Armentrout |
5673852 | October 7, 1997 | Roberts |
5676897 | October 14, 1997 | Dermitzakis |
5695127 | December 9, 1997 | Delmer |
5711482 | January 27, 1998 | Yu |
5722601 | March 3, 1998 | DeFrank |
5727733 | March 17, 1998 | Ruttenberg |
5732887 | March 31, 1998 | Roberts |
5744423 | April 28, 1998 | Voris |
5744779 | April 28, 1998 | Buluschek |
RE35857 | July 21, 1998 | Mehoudar |
5785785 | July 28, 1998 | Delmer |
5813603 | September 29, 1998 | Kurtz |
5820028 | October 13, 1998 | Dinur |
5820029 | October 13, 1998 | Marans |
5829685 | November 3, 1998 | Cohen |
5829686 | November 3, 1998 | Cohen |
5855324 | January 5, 1999 | DeFrank |
5865377 | February 2, 1999 | DeFrank |
5871325 | February 16, 1999 | Schmidt |
5875815 | March 2, 1999 | Ungerecht |
5898019 | April 27, 1999 | Van Voris |
5944260 | August 31, 1999 | Wang |
5957391 | September 28, 1999 | DeFrank |
5972375 | October 26, 1999 | Truter |
5988211 | November 23, 1999 | Cornell |
5996909 | December 7, 1999 | Lin |
6015102 | January 18, 2000 | Daigle |
6026850 | February 22, 2000 | Newton |
6027048 | February 22, 2000 | Mehoudar |
6039270 | March 21, 2000 | Dermitzakis |
6062245 | May 16, 2000 | Berglind |
6095185 | August 1, 2000 | Rosenberg |
6109296 | August 29, 2000 | Austin |
6116523 | September 12, 2000 | Cabahug |
6120634 | September 19, 2000 | Harrold |
6164605 | December 26, 2000 | Drake |
6179949 | January 30, 2001 | Buluschek |
6180162 | January 30, 2001 | Shigeru |
6206305 | March 27, 2001 | Mehoudar |
6213408 | April 10, 2001 | Shekalim |
6238081 | May 29, 2001 | Sand |
6250571 | June 26, 2001 | Cohen |
6280554 | August 28, 2001 | Lambert |
6302338 | October 16, 2001 | Cohen |
6308768 | October 30, 2001 | Rice |
6308902 | October 30, 2001 | Huntley |
D450550 | November 20, 2001 | Roberts |
6334958 | January 1, 2002 | Ruskin |
6343616 | February 5, 2002 | Houtchens |
D455055 | April 2, 2002 | Roberts |
6371390 | April 16, 2002 | Cohen |
6382530 | May 7, 2002 | Perkins |
6394412 | May 28, 2002 | Zakai |
6403013 | June 11, 2002 | Man |
6449872 | September 17, 2002 | Olkku |
6460786 | October 8, 2002 | Roberts |
6461468 | October 8, 2002 | Cohen |
6461486 | October 8, 2002 | Lorincz |
6464152 | October 15, 2002 | Bolinis |
6499687 | December 31, 2002 | Bryant |
6499872 | December 31, 2002 | Sand |
6513734 | February 4, 2003 | Bertolotti |
6543509 | April 8, 2003 | Harrold |
6557819 | May 6, 2003 | Austin |
6561443 | May 13, 2003 | Delmer |
6568607 | May 27, 2003 | Boswell |
6581262 | June 24, 2003 | Myers |
6581854 | June 24, 2003 | Eckstein |
6581902 | June 24, 2003 | Michau |
6620278 | September 16, 2003 | Harrold |
6622427 | September 23, 2003 | Breitner |
6622946 | September 23, 2003 | Held |
6691739 | February 17, 2004 | Rosenberg |
6736337 | May 18, 2004 | Vildibill |
6750760 | June 15, 2004 | Albritton |
6764029 | July 20, 2004 | Rosenberg |
6817548 | November 16, 2004 | Krauth |
6821928 | November 23, 2004 | Ruskin |
6827298 | December 7, 2004 | Sacks |
6830203 | December 14, 2004 | Neyestani |
6875491 | April 5, 2005 | Miyamoto |
6886761 | May 3, 2005 | Cohen |
6894250 | May 17, 2005 | Kertscher |
6896758 | May 24, 2005 | Giuffre′ |
6920907 | July 26, 2005 | Harrold |
6933337 | August 23, 2005 | Lang |
6936126 | August 30, 2005 | DeFrank |
6945476 | September 20, 2005 | Giuffre |
6996932 | February 14, 2006 | Kruer |
6997402 | February 14, 2006 | Kruer |
7007916 | March 7, 2006 | Lee |
7048010 | May 23, 2006 | Golan |
7108205 | September 19, 2006 | Hashimshony |
7175113 | February 13, 2007 | Cohen |
7241825 | July 10, 2007 | Koga |
7270280 | September 18, 2007 | Belford |
7284302 | October 23, 2007 | Lares |
7300004 | November 27, 2007 | Sinden |
7363938 | April 29, 2008 | Newton |
7392614 | July 1, 2008 | Kruer |
7410108 | August 12, 2008 | Rabinowitz |
7445021 | November 4, 2008 | Newton |
7445168 | November 4, 2008 | Ruskin |
7455094 | November 25, 2008 | Lee |
7506658 | March 24, 2009 | Guest |
7530382 | May 12, 2009 | Kertscher |
7648085 | January 19, 2010 | Mavrakis |
7681805 | March 23, 2010 | Belford |
7681810 | March 23, 2010 | Keren |
7695587 | April 13, 2010 | Kertscher |
7712253 | May 11, 2010 | Gesser |
7735758 | June 15, 2010 | Cohen |
7748930 | July 6, 2010 | Gesser |
7775237 | August 17, 2010 | Keren |
7802592 | September 28, 2010 | McCarty |
7887664 | February 15, 2011 | Mata |
7900656 | March 8, 2011 | Masarwa |
7913935 | March 29, 2011 | Einav |
7954732 | June 7, 2011 | Shekalim |
7988076 | August 2, 2011 | Mamo |
7989076 | August 2, 2011 | Li |
8002496 | August 23, 2011 | Giuffre |
8011852 | September 6, 2011 | Gesser |
8033300 | October 11, 2011 | McCarty |
D648191 | November 8, 2011 | Thayer |
8051871 | November 8, 2011 | Shani |
8079385 | December 20, 2011 | Hatton |
8091276 | January 10, 2012 | Gesser |
8091800 | January 10, 2012 | Retter |
8096491 | January 17, 2012 | Lutzki |
8136246 | March 20, 2012 | So |
8141589 | March 27, 2012 | Socolsky |
D657638 | April 17, 2012 | Einav |
8220727 | July 17, 2012 | Lee |
8267115 | September 18, 2012 | Giuffre′ |
8286667 | October 16, 2012 | Ruskin |
8302887 | November 6, 2012 | Park |
8317111 | November 27, 2012 | Cohen |
8372326 | February 12, 2013 | Mamo |
8381437 | February 26, 2013 | Ciudaj |
8439282 | May 14, 2013 | Allen |
8454786 | June 4, 2013 | Guichard |
8469294 | June 25, 2013 | Mata |
8475617 | July 2, 2013 | Kertscher |
8511585 | August 20, 2013 | Keren |
8511586 | August 20, 2013 | Einav |
8584398 | November 19, 2013 | Gesser |
8628032 | January 14, 2014 | Feith |
8663525 | March 4, 2014 | Mamo |
8689484 | April 8, 2014 | Ruskin |
8714181 | May 6, 2014 | Shani |
8714205 | May 6, 2014 | Loebinger |
8763934 | July 1, 2014 | Patel |
8770888 | July 8, 2014 | Helbig |
8870098 | October 28, 2014 | Lutzki |
8882004 | November 11, 2014 | Gorney |
8998112 | April 7, 2015 | Cohen |
8998113 | April 7, 2015 | Keren |
9022059 | May 5, 2015 | Cohen |
9022764 | May 5, 2015 | Wisler |
9027856 | May 12, 2015 | DeFrank |
D740940 | October 13, 2015 | Fregoso |
9192108 | November 24, 2015 | Kertscher |
9253950 | February 9, 2016 | Clark |
9253951 | February 9, 2016 | Herrera |
9258949 | February 16, 2016 | Nourian |
9258950 | February 16, 2016 | Kidachi |
9291276 | March 22, 2016 | Keren |
9345205 | May 24, 2016 | Kidachi |
9380749 | July 5, 2016 | Akritanakis |
9386752 | July 12, 2016 | Einav |
9433157 | September 6, 2016 | Dermitzakis |
9439366 | September 13, 2016 | Kidachi |
9485923 | November 8, 2016 | Ensworth |
D781115 | March 14, 2017 | Einav |
9695965 | July 4, 2017 | Hadas |
9814189 | November 14, 2017 | Clark |
9872444 | January 23, 2018 | Turk |
9877440 | January 30, 2018 | Ensworth |
9877441 | January 30, 2018 | Ensworth |
9877442 | January 30, 2018 | Kim |
D811179 | February 27, 2018 | Ensworth |
9883640 | February 6, 2018 | Zakarian |
9894851 | February 20, 2018 | Desarzens |
9949448 | April 24, 2018 | Cohen |
D816439 | May 1, 2018 | Crook |
10010030 | July 3, 2018 | Motha |
10034439 | July 31, 2018 | Kidachi |
D826662 | August 28, 2018 | Ensworth |
10070595 | September 11, 2018 | Loebinger |
10085391 | October 2, 2018 | Haub |
10107707 | October 23, 2018 | Defrank |
10172302 | January 8, 2019 | Keren |
10212896 | February 26, 2019 | Kidachi |
10271484 | April 30, 2019 | Einav |
10299444 | May 28, 2019 | Cohen |
10330559 | June 25, 2019 | Edris |
10349587 | July 16, 2019 | Einav |
10375904 | August 13, 2019 | Ensworth |
10455780 | October 29, 2019 | Cohen |
10462983 | November 5, 2019 | Socolsky |
20020064935 | May 30, 2002 | Honda |
20020070297 | June 13, 2002 | Bolinis |
20020074434 | June 20, 2002 | Delmer |
20020088877 | July 11, 2002 | Bertolotti |
20020104902 | August 8, 2002 | Eckstein |
20020104903 | August 8, 2002 | Eckstein |
20020113147 | August 22, 2002 | Huntley |
20030029937 | February 13, 2003 | Dermitzakis |
20030042335 | March 6, 2003 | Krauth |
20030050372 | March 13, 2003 | Stanhope |
20030057301 | March 27, 2003 | Cohen |
20030089409 | May 15, 2003 | Morimoto |
20030089803 | May 15, 2003 | Huntley |
20030090369 | May 15, 2003 | Albritton |
20030092808 | May 15, 2003 | Stanhope |
20030140977 | July 31, 2003 | Berton |
20030150940 | August 14, 2003 | Vildibill |
20030226913 | December 11, 2003 | Brunnengraeber |
20040018263 | January 29, 2004 | Hashimshony |
20040164185 | August 26, 2004 | Giuffre |
20050029231 | February 10, 2005 | Kertscher |
20050077396 | April 14, 2005 | Rabinowitz |
20050103409 | May 19, 2005 | Weber |
20050133613 | June 23, 2005 | Mayer |
20050224607 | October 13, 2005 | Dinur |
20050224962 | October 13, 2005 | Akamatsu |
20050258278 | November 24, 2005 | Cohen |
20050258279 | November 24, 2005 | Harrold |
20050279856 | December 22, 2005 | Nalbandian |
20050279866 | December 22, 2005 | Belford |
20050284966 | December 29, 2005 | DeFrank |
20060032949 | February 16, 2006 | Lo |
20060043219 | March 2, 2006 | Raanan |
20060144965 | July 6, 2006 | Keren |
20060163388 | July 27, 2006 | Mari |
20060169805 | August 3, 2006 | Dabir |
20060186228 | August 24, 2006 | Belford |
20060202381 | September 14, 2006 | Bach |
20060237561 | October 26, 2006 | Park |
20060255186 | November 16, 2006 | Ruskin |
20070095950 | May 3, 2007 | Kim |
20070108318 | May 17, 2007 | Mamo |
20070138323 | June 21, 2007 | Lee |
20070175580 | August 2, 2007 | Mata |
20070187031 | August 16, 2007 | Kertscher |
20070194149 | August 23, 2007 | Mavrakis |
20080041978 | February 21, 2008 | Keren |
20080067266 | March 20, 2008 | Cohen |
20080099584 | May 1, 2008 | Raanan |
20080105768 | May 8, 2008 | Kertscher |
20080190256 | August 14, 2008 | So |
20080237374 | October 2, 2008 | Belford |
20080257991 | October 23, 2008 | Einav |
20080265064 | October 30, 2008 | Keren |
20090020634 | January 22, 2009 | Schweitzer |
20090065084 | March 12, 2009 | Masarwa |
20090145985 | June 11, 2009 | Mayer |
20090159726 | June 25, 2009 | Thompson |
20090165879 | July 2, 2009 | Socolsky |
20090173811 | July 9, 2009 | Gorney |
20090243146 | October 1, 2009 | Retter |
20090261183 | October 22, 2009 | Mavrakis |
20090266919 | October 29, 2009 | Mavrakis |
20090283613 | November 19, 2009 | Barkai |
20090302127 | December 10, 2009 | Lutzki |
20090314377 | December 24, 2009 | Giuffre |
20090320932 | December 31, 2009 | Giuffre |
20100000674 | January 7, 2010 | Voigtmann |
20100023717 | January 28, 2010 | Jinno |
20100096478 | April 22, 2010 | Mamo |
20100096479 | April 22, 2010 | Mamo |
20100108785 | May 6, 2010 | Lee |
20100126974 | May 27, 2010 | Kertscher |
20100155508 | June 24, 2010 | Keren |
20100163651 | July 1, 2010 | Feith |
20100175408 | July 15, 2010 | Korda |
20100219265 | September 2, 2010 | Feld |
20100237170 | September 23, 2010 | Rosenberg |
20100244315 | September 30, 2010 | Mamo |
20100252126 | October 7, 2010 | Roes |
20100252127 | October 7, 2010 | Gross |
20100282873 | November 11, 2010 | Mattlin |
20100319784 | December 23, 2010 | Kuhne |
20110186652 | August 4, 2011 | Cohen |
20110226354 | September 22, 2011 | Thordarson |
20120012678 | January 19, 2012 | Gregory |
20120012682 | January 19, 2012 | Einav |
20120074345 | March 29, 2012 | Hatton |
20120097196 | April 26, 2012 | Cohen |
20120097254 | April 26, 2012 | Cohen |
20120097769 | April 26, 2012 | Zavoli |
20120104648 | May 3, 2012 | Yiflach |
20120126036 | May 24, 2012 | Patel |
20120180875 | July 19, 2012 | Keller |
20120199673 | August 9, 2012 | Cohen |
20120256017 | October 11, 2012 | Gorney |
20120267454 | October 25, 2012 | Einav |
20120305676 | December 6, 2012 | Keren |
20130181066 | July 18, 2013 | Dermitzakis |
20130248616 | September 26, 2013 | Ensworth |
20130248622 | September 26, 2013 | Kim |
20130341431 | December 26, 2013 | Ensworth |
20140027539 | January 30, 2014 | Kim |
20140034753 | February 6, 2014 | Mavrakis |
20140110506 | April 24, 2014 | Mavrakis |
20140246520 | September 4, 2014 | Einav |
20140263758 | September 18, 2014 | Turk |
20150014446 | January 15, 2015 | Cohen |
20150041563 | February 12, 2015 | Ensworth |
20150041564 | February 12, 2015 | Ensworth |
20150090815 | April 2, 2015 | Akritanakis |
20150090816 | April 2, 2015 | Akritanakis |
20150107777 | April 23, 2015 | Zakarian |
20150144717 | May 28, 2015 | Turk |
20150181816 | July 2, 2015 | Desarzens |
20150181820 | July 2, 2015 | Crook |
20150201568 | July 23, 2015 | Einav |
20150223414 | August 13, 2015 | Kidachi |
20150250111 | September 10, 2015 | Kidachi |
20150296723 | October 22, 2015 | Jain |
20150319940 | November 12, 2015 | Kidachi |
20150351333 | December 10, 2015 | Eberle |
20160057947 | March 3, 2016 | Ensworth |
20160075070 | March 17, 2016 | Verelis |
20160076965 | March 17, 2016 | Edris |
20160088806 | March 31, 2016 | Haub |
20160095285 | April 7, 2016 | Loebinger |
20160198643 | July 14, 2016 | Cohen |
20160219802 | August 4, 2016 | Ensworth |
20160219803 | August 4, 2016 | Keren |
20160223092 | August 4, 2016 | Hadas |
20160278311 | September 29, 2016 | Kidachi |
20160286741 | October 6, 2016 | Kidachi |
20160286743 | October 6, 2016 | Einav |
20160309669 | October 27, 2016 | Kidachi |
20160330917 | November 17, 2016 | Kidachi |
20170035005 | February 9, 2017 | Kidachi |
20170035006 | February 9, 2017 | Kim |
20170112078 | April 27, 2017 | Ensworth |
20170118927 | May 4, 2017 | Loebinger |
20170142916 | May 25, 2017 | Shamshery |
20170205013 | July 20, 2017 | Smith |
20170290277 | October 12, 2017 | Cohen |
20170292646 | October 12, 2017 | Hadas |
20180014477 | January 18, 2018 | Ensworth |
20180027756 | February 1, 2018 | Kidachi |
20180098514 | April 12, 2018 | Socolsky |
20180110191 | April 26, 2018 | Keren |
20180116134 | May 3, 2018 | Ensworth |
20180168116 | June 21, 2018 | Morikoshi |
20180168117 | June 21, 2018 | Noguchi |
20180177145 | June 28, 2018 | Morikoshi |
20180199524 | July 19, 2018 | Socolsky |
20180213732 | August 2, 2018 | Ensworth |
20180228097 | August 16, 2018 | Alkalay |
20180266576 | September 20, 2018 | Balet |
20180317406 | November 8, 2018 | Tsouri |
20180328498 | November 15, 2018 | Rulli |
20180338434 | November 29, 2018 | Wlassich |
20180359962 | December 20, 2018 | Noguchi |
20190246577 | August 15, 2019 | Masarwa |
20190246578 | August 15, 2019 | Einav |
20190335687 | November 7, 2019 | Socolsky |
511876 | October 1978 | AU |
2004208646 | March 2006 | AU |
1053726 | May 1979 | CA |
1627994 | June 2005 | CN |
102057823 | May 2011 | CN |
201821716 | May 2011 | CN |
201871438 | June 2011 | CN |
202617872 | December 2012 | CN |
102933071 | February 2013 | CN |
112706 | May 1975 | DE |
3525591 | January 1986 | DE |
0160299 | November 1985 | EP |
0344605 | December 1989 | EP |
0444425 | September 1991 | EP |
0480632 | April 1992 | EP |
0491115 | June 1992 | EP |
0549515 | June 1993 | EP |
636309 | February 1995 | EP |
0709020 | May 1996 | EP |
0730822 | September 1996 | EP |
493299 | May 1997 | EP |
0872172 | October 1998 | EP |
1541013 | June 2005 | EP |
1701147 | September 2006 | EP |
2952091 | December 2015 | EP |
2366790 | May 1978 | FR |
1498545 | January 1978 | GB |
2057960 | April 1981 | GB |
42705 | March 1976 | IL |
53463 | March 1983 | IL |
97564 | July 1996 | IL |
221089 | May 2016 | IL |
212105 | July 2016 | IL |
1255120 | October 1995 | IT |
2000228417 | August 2000 | JP |
2016220620 | December 2016 | JP |
2240682 | January 2005 | RU |
2275791 | March 2006 | RU |
2415565 | April 2011 | RU |
9205689 | April 1992 | WO |
9221228 | December 1992 | WO |
9427728 | December 1994 | WO |
1995029761 | November 1995 | WO |
9614939 | May 1996 | WO |
9810635 | March 1998 | WO |
9902273 | January 1999 | WO |
9918771 | April 1999 | WO |
9955141 | November 1999 | WO |
0001219 | January 2000 | WO |
0010378 | March 2000 | WO |
030760 | June 2000 | WO |
136106 | May 2001 | WO |
0156768 | August 2001 | WO |
2001064019 | September 2001 | WO |
0204130 | January 2002 | WO |
2002015670 | February 2002 | WO |
2003045577 | June 2003 | WO |
2003066228 | August 2003 | WO |
2004028778 | April 2004 | WO |
2007046105 | October 2005 | WO |
2006030419 | March 2006 | WO |
2006038246 | April 2006 | WO |
2007068523 | June 2007 | WO |
2010022471 | March 2010 | WO |
2010048063 | April 2010 | WO |
2011092557 | August 2011 | WO |
2011101842 | August 2011 | WO |
2012015655 | February 2012 | WO |
2012137200 | October 2012 | WO |
2013148672 | October 2013 | WO |
2013155173 | October 2013 | WO |
2013192321 | December 2013 | WO |
2014016832 | January 2014 | WO |
2015023624 | February 2015 | WO |
2015044801 | April 2015 | WO |
2015052107 | April 2015 | WO |
2015098412 | July 2015 | WO |
2016156814 | October 2016 | WO |
2018078521 | May 2018 | WO |
- European Patent Application No. 18172143.2, Extended European Search Report, dated Oct. 15, 2018, 9 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 13/964,903; Notice of Allowance dated Sep. 26, 2018; (pp. 1-5).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/036,881; Notice of Allowance dated Aug. 30, 2018; (pp. 1-6).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/851,545; Office Action dated Oct. 29, 2018; (pp. 1-32).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/910,573; Office Action dated Sep. 26, 2018; (pp. 1-11).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 15/650,379; Notice of Allowance dated Oct. 24, 2018; (pp. 1-7).
- Dixieline Lumber & Home Centers Catalog, DIG Irrigation Products Drip Tubing, 2003, p. 13.
- Eurodrip U.S.A., Inc., 2009 Irrigation Products Catalog, p. 4-5, 4 pages.
- Eurodrip U.S.A., Inc., Products Guide, copyright date Nov. 2007, 2 pages.
- Hunter Industries, Drip Design Guide, Dec. 2012, 32 pages.
- Jain Irrigation Inc., 2009 Product Catalog, pp. 12-13, copyright date 2009 (revised Oct. 2008), 4 pages.
- metzerplas.com, OEM Drippers, Sep. 29, 2013, [online]. Retrieved from the Internet via the Internet Archive: Wayback Machine: <URL: http://metzerplas.com/en-US/48/865/> on Dec. 10, 2018, 2 pages.
- NDS Inc., AGRIFIM Drip and Micro Irrigation Catalog, Jan. 2004, 3 pages.
- NETAFIM USA, Landscape & Turf Division Product Catalog, Aug. 2004, 36 pages.
- NETAFIM, RAM Pressure Compensating Dripperline brochure, Feb. 1997, 4 pages.
- Photographs of an in-line cylindrical drip emitter on sale or publicly disclosed more than a year before the filing of the instant application, 2 pages.
- Rain Bird Corporation, Rain Bird PC Dripline brochure, copyright date Nov. 2000, 12 pages.
- Rain Bird® Consumer Products Catalog, Tubing, D33305-11, copyright date 2010, p. 48.
- Rain Bird® Landscape Irrigation Products 1997-1998 Catalog, Component and Emmision Device, D48301, copyright date Aug. 1997, pp. 128-129.
- Rain Bird® Landscape Irrigation Products 1999-2000 Catalog, Emission Devices, D37200, copyright date Aug. 1998, pp. 136-137.
- Rain Bird® Landscape Irrigation Products 2004 New Products Catalog, D37200D, copyright date Oct. 2003, pp. 41-42.
- Rain Bird® Landscape Irrigation Products 2008-2009 Catalog, D37200H, copyright date Sep. 2007, pp. 180-187.
- Rain Bird® Landscape Irrigation Products, Rain Bird Dripline Series, RBE-03-TE-10, copyright date Aug. 2003, pp. 106-107.
- Rain Bird® Nursery Equipment Catalog 1986-1987, D32304, copyright date 1986, p. 13.
- Rain Bird® XF Series Dripline | Design, Installation and Maintenance Guide, D40024A, copyright date Feb. 2012, 48 pages.
- Rain Bird® XFCV Dripline with Heavy-Duty Check Valve, D40215, copyright date Oct. 2012, 2 pages.
- Rain Bird® XFD Dripline with Greater Flexiblity, D39994B, copyright date Jan. 2012, 2 pages.
- Rain Bird® XFS Dripline with Copper Shield™ Technology, D39978B, copyright date Jan. 2012, 2 pages.
- Rain Tape Design Guide, Rain Bird®, D35252, document was published more than a year before the filing date of the instant application, 5 pages.
- Siplast/Irritec Multibar Pressure Compensated Coextruded Dripline, Jul. 22, 2005, 4 pages.
- The Toro Company, 2000-2001 Irrigation Products Catalog, p. 28, copyright date Oct. 1999, 3 pages.
- The Toro Company, Drip in Classic Turbulent Flow Dripline brochure, Jun. 2014, 4 pages.
- The Toro Company, Drip in PC Brown Dripline brochure, 2015, 2 pages.
- DIG® Irrigation Product Catalog , <www.digcorp.com>, 2018, 72 pages.
- DIG® Irrigation Product Catalog, <www.digcorp.com>, 2012, 32 pages.
- DIG® Irrigation Product Catalog, <www.digcorp.com>, 2016, 72 pages.
- Irritec® on Line Drippers iDrop®, Drritec S.p.A, <www.irritec.com>, available prior to May 15, 2017, 2 pages.
- Irritec® Product Catalog and Price List, Irritec USA Inc., <www.irritec.com>, 2016, 66 pages.
- Irritec™ USA iDrop™ PCDS, Irritec USA Inc., <www.irritecusa.com>, available prior to May 15, 2017, 2 pages.
- Jain® Button Emitters, Jain Irrigation Inc., <www.jainsusa.com>, available prior to May 15, 2017, 2 pages.
- Jain® Emission Devices, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd., <www.jainsusa.com>, available prior to May 15, 2017, pp. 171-182.
- Jain® Landscape Catalog , Jain Irrigation, Inc., <www.jainsusa.com>, 2016, 102 pages.
- Jain® Online Emitters, Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd., <www.jainsusa.com>, available prior to May 15, 2017, 2 pages.
- Netafim™ Non-Pressure Compensating Drippers, Netafim USA, <www.netafimusa.com>, available prior to May 15, 2017, 2 pages.
- Netafim™ Point Source Emitters, Netafim USA <www.netafimusa.com>, available prior to May 15, 2017, 4 pages.
- Netafim™ Pressure Compensating (PC) Spray Stakes, Netafim USA, <www.netafimusa.com>, as of Apr. 2016, 12 pages.
- Netafim™ Pressure Compensating Drippers, Netafim USA, <www.netafimusa.com>, Apr. 2016, 2 pages.
- Netafim™ Pressure Compensating Drippers, Netafim USA, <www.netafimusa.com>, Jun. 2018, 2 pages.
- Photograph of DIG® Product No. PCA-003CV, available prior to May 15, 2017, 1 page.
- Photograph of Irritec® Product No. A6-WPC2BB, available prior to May 15, 2017, 1 page.
- Photograph of Irritec® Product No. A6-WPC3BB, available prior to May 15, 2017, 1 page.
- Photograph of Jain® Product No. CTTPC2-CNL, available prior to May 15, 2017, 1 page.
- Photograph of Jain® Product No. CTTPC4-CNL, available prior to May 15, 2017, 1 page.
- Photograph of Netafim™ Product No. SPCV10, available prior to May 15, 2017, 1 page.
- Photograph of Netafim™ Product No. Techflow Emitter WPC20, available prior to May 15, 2017, 1 page.
- Photograph of Netafim™ Product No. WPC10, available prior to May 15, 2017, 1 page.
- Photograph of Netafim™ Woodpecker Junior Product No. 01WPCJL4, available prior to May 15, 2017, 1 page.
- Photograph of Toro® Product No. A6-WPC2BB, available prior to May 15, 2017, 1 page.
- Price Book, Oct. 2015, Rivulis Irrigation, Oct. 2015 (Revised Apr. 2016), <rivulis.com>, 116 pages.
- Toro® NGE® AL Anti-Drain Pressure Compensating Emitter, The Toro Company, <www.toro.com>, 2012, 2 pages.
- Toro® NGE® Emitters, the Toro Company, <www.toro.com>, 2018, 2 pages.
- Toro® NGE® New Generation Emitters, The Toro Company, <www.toro.com>, 2013, 2 pages.
- Toro® NGE® SF Self-flushing Pressure Compensating Emitter, The Toro Company, <www.toro.com>, 2012, 2 pages.
- Toro® Turbo-SC® Plus Pressure-compensating Emitter, The Toro Company, <www.toro.com>, 2009, 2 pages.
- State Intellectual Property Office of People'S Republic of China, First Office Action issued in Application No. 201480045002.0, dated Apr. 16, 2018, 20 pp.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/036,881; Notice of Allowance dated May 9, 2018 (pp. 1-5).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 13/964,903; Notice of Allowance dated Mar. 26, 2019; (pp. 1-5).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 15/650,379; Notice of Allowance dated Mar. 26, 2019; (pp. 1-5).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 15/595,427; Office Action dated Apr. 4, 2019; (pp. 1-6).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/851,545; Notice of Allowance dated Apr. 17, 2019; (pp. 1-9).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/910,573; Office Action dated May 6, 2019; (pp. 1-11).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 15/650,379; Notice of Allowance dated Feb. 19, 2019; (pp. 1-5).
- Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office, Search Report dated Nov. 19, 2018 for Brazilian Patent Application No. BR 11 2014 023843-0, 2 pages.
- Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office, Technical Examination Report dated Nov. 19, 2018 for Brazilian Patent Application No. BR 11 2014 023843-0, 9 pages.
- CETESB and Sindiplast, Environmental Guide of the Plastic Materials Recycling and Processing Industry [electronic resource], Technical elaboration: Gilmer do Amaral et al., Collaborators: Andre H.C. Botto e Souza et al., 2011. Retrieved from the Internet: <URL: http://file.sindiplast.org.br/download/guia_ambiental_internet.pdf>, 91 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 13/964,903; Notice of Allowance dated Dec. 14, 2018; (pp. 1-5).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 15/595,427; Office Action dated Dec. 17, 2018; (pp. 1-6).
- ASME 2015 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, K. Taylor et al, “A Mathematical Model For Pressure Compensating Emitters”, Aug. 2-5, 2015, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 10 pp.
- http://aasystems.eu/dripper/; Advanced Automation Systems Ltd., Dec. 18, 2015, 12 pp.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 13/964,903; Notice of Allowance dated Apr. 5, 2018 (pp. 1-5).
- European Patent Office, Communication Pursuant to Article 94(3) EPC issued in European Application No. 13 768 209.2, Jan. 4, 2019, 5 pp.
- Lady Bug Emitter:, Rain Bird Sales, Inc., <https://web.archive.org/web/19980121011011/http://www.rainbird.com:80/rbturf/products/xeri/emission/ladybug.htm>, dated Dec. 1997, 2 pages.
- Multi-Outlet Xeri-Bug™, Rain Bird Sales, Inc., <https://web.archive.org/web/19980121010952/http://www.rainbird.com:80/rbturf/products/xeri/emission/moutlet.htm>, 1997, 2 pages.
- Photograph of Toro® Product No. DPC08-MA-Red, Jun. 22, 2012, 1 page.
- Pressure-Compensating Modules, Rain Bird Sales, Inc., <https://web.archive.org/web/19980121011024/http://www.rainbird.com:80/rbturf/prod ucts/xeri/emission/prescmp.htm>, 1997, 2 pages.
- Rain Bird Multi-Outlet Xeri-Bug, 1998, 1 page.
- Rain Bird Pressure-Compensating Module, 1998, 1 page.
- Rain Bird Xeri-Bug, 1998, 3 pages.
- Patent Cooperation Treaty, International Searching Authority, Notification of Transmittal of the International Search Report and the Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority, or the Declaration, issued in International Application No. PCT/US2018/015516, Jun. 28, 2018, 8 pp.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 15/853,135; Notice of Allowance dated May 20, 2019; (pp. 1-10).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 15/595,427; Office Action dated Jun. 6, 2019; (pp. 1-5).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/036,881; Corrected Notice of Allowability dated May 21, 2018 (pp. 1-2).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 15/650,379; Office Action dated May 18, 2018 (pp. 1-8).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/851,545; Office Action dated Jul. 3, 2018; (pp. 1-29).
- Alam, M., et al., “Subsurface Drip Irrigation for Alfalfa,” Kansas State University, 2009, pp. 1-8.
- Alapati, Nanda K., Netafim Letter dated Mar. 30, 2012 with enclosure and attachments, 13 pages.
- Alapati, Nanda K., Netafim Letter dated Mar. 30, 2012 with enclosure, 6 pages.
- Arduini, I., et al., “Influence of Copper on Root Growth and Morphology of Pinus Pinea L. and Pinus Pinaster Ait. Seedlings,” Tree Physiology, 15, 1995, pp. 411-415.
- Bernard, H., et al., “Assessment of herbicide leaching risk in two tropical soils of Reunion Island (France),” J Environ Qual 34:534-543, (2005).
- Beverage, K., “Drip Irrigation for Row Crops,” New Mexico State University, 2001, pp. 1-43.
- Borkow, G., et al., “A Novel Anti-Influenza Copper Oxide Containing Respiratory Face Mask,” PLoS ONE, www.plosone.org, Jun. 2010, vol. 5, Issue 6, pp. 1-8.
- Borkow, G., et al., “Copper as a Biocidal Tool,” Current Medicinal Chemistry, 2005, 12, 2163-2175.
- Borkow, G., et al., “Endowing Textiles with Permanent Potent Biocidal Properties by Impregnating Them with Copper Oxide,” ResearchGate, Jan. 2006.
- Borkow, G., et al., “Putting copper into action:copperimpregnated products with potent biocidal activities,” FASEB J, 18:1728-1730, (2004).
- Coder, K., “Tree Root Growth Control Series: Root Control Barriers,” The University of Georgia, Mar. 1998, pp. 1-7.
- Crawford, M., “Copper-Coated Containers and Their Impact on the Environment,” Spin Out, 2003, pp. 76-78.
- Crawford, M., “Update on Copper Root Control,” Spin Out, 1997.
- Diver, S., et al., “Sustainable Small-Scale Nursery Production,” ATTRA, Nov. 2001, pp. 1-31.
- Duke, K., et al., “Sewer Line Chemical Root Control with Emphasis on Foaming Methods Using Metam-Sodium and Dichiobenil,” EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency, Sep. 1995.
- Eason, Audra, et al., “Integrated modeling environment for statewide assessment of groundwater vulnerability from pesticide use in agriculture,” Pest Manag Sci, 60:739-745 (online:2004).
- European Patent Office, Communication Pursuant to Article 94(3) EPC issued in European Application No. 14 836 360.9, dated Feb. 8, 2017, 7 pp.
- European Patent Office, Extended European Search Report for European Application No. 13770084.5 dated Feb. 11, 2016, 7 pages.
- European Patent Office, Extended European Search Report issued in Application No. 13768209.2, dated Nov. 24, 2015, 10 pp.
- European Patent Office, Office Action for European Application No. 10160675.4 dated Mar. 27, 2012, 2 pp.
- European Patent Office, Search Report for European Application No. 10160675.4 dated Aug. 6, 2010, 2 pp.
- Final Office Action dated Aug. 25, 2015; U.S. Appl. No. 13/430,308; 11 pages.
- Final Office Action dated Jul. 21, 2016; U.S. Appl. No. 13/430,308; 9 pages.
- Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery; Letter, Apr. 23, 2008, 1 p.
- Giles-Parker, C, EPA, Pesticide Fact Sheet, pp. 1-4.
- http://aasystems.eu/products11.html; Advanced Automation Systems Ltd. (1 p., dated Jun. 20, 2013).
- http://metzerplas.com/en-US/50/845/; Meterplas Cooperative Agricultural Organization Ltd., (2 pp., dated Jun. 20, 2013).
- Jaffe, E., Netafim Ltd., Patent Dept., Letter with attached Appendices A-B, dated Aug. 1, 2010, 35 pages.
- Jaffe, E., Netafim Ltd., Patent Dept., Letter with attached claim charts, dated Feb. 4, 2008, 6 pages.
- Jaffe, E., Netafim Ltd., Patent Dept., Letter with attached claim charts, dated Jul. 12, 2009, 4 pages.
- Jaffe, E., Netafim Ltd., Patent Dept., Letter with attachment, dated Feb. 4, 2008, 7 pages.
- Jaffe, E., Netafim, Ltd., Patent Dept., Letter with attached invoice, dated May 7, 2008, 2 pages.
- Jiang, W. et al., “Effects of Copper on Root Growth, Cell Division, and Nucleolus of Zea Mays,” Biologia Plantarum, 44(1), 2001, pp. 105-109.
- Kuhns, L. et al., “Copper Toxicity in Woody Ornamentals,” Journal of Arboriculture, Apr. 1976. pp. 68-78.
- Mastin, B.J., et al., “Toxicity and bioavailability of copper herbicides (Clearigate, Cutrine-Plus, and copper sulfate) to freshwater animals,” Arch Environ Contam Toxicol, 39:445-451, (2000).
- Murray-Gulde, C.L., et al., “Algicidal effectiveness of Clearigate, Cutrine-Plus, and copper sulfate and margins of safety associated with their use,” Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 42:19-27, (2002).
- Netafim International—Netafim USA—Internet site, 2003, 5 pages.
- Netafim Ltd., Appendix A, images of Netafim's Drip Net product, 1 page.
- Netafim Ltd., Appendix A, marked-up images of Netafim's Ram product, 1 page.
- Netafim Ltd., Appendix B, Invoice, Jan. 31, 1991, 1 page.
- Netafim Ltd., Appendix C, Netafim Ram Catalog, Jan. 2000, 4 pages.
- Netafim Ltd., Appendix D, Englarged, marked-up excerpts from Netafim RAM Catalog, Jan. 2000, 1 page.
- Netafim USA, RAM Catalog Figures, Jan. 2000, 4 pages.
- Netafim USA, Triton X Heavywall Dripperline Catalog, May 2007, 8 pages.
- Non-Final Office Action dated Feb. 11, 2016; U.S. Appl. No. 13/430,308; 9 pages.
- Patent Cooperation Treaty, Application No. PCT/US2013/033866, International Search Report and Written Opinion dated Jun. 19, 2013, 38 pp.
- Patent Cooperation Treaty, International Search Report issued in International Application No. PCT/US2013/046603, dated Sep. 19, 2013, 2 pp.
- Patent Cooperation Treaty, International Searching Authority, Notification of Transmittal of the International Search Report and the Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority, or the Declaration, issued in International Application No. PCT/US/2014/054533, dated Dec. 25, 2014, 9 pp.
- Patent Cooperation Treaty, Notification of Transmittal of the International Search Report and the Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority issued in International Application No. PCT/US2013/033668, dated Jun. 17, 2013, 10 pp.
- Patent Cooperation Treaty, Notification of Transmittal of the International Search Report and the Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority issued in International Application No. PCT/US2014/050623, dated Nov. 20, 2014, 17 pp.
- Patent Cooperation Treaty, Notification of Transmittal of the International Search Report and the Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority, or the Declaration, Issued in International Application No. PCT/US2017042378, dated Oct. 26, 2017, 7 pp.
- Patent Cooperation Treaty, Written Opinion of the International Searching Authority issued in International Application No. PCT/US2013/046603, dated Sep. 19, 2013, 4 pp.
- PCT International Application No. PCT/US2013/033866 filed Mar. 26, 2013.
- Rain Bird Corporation, Agriculture Irrigation Equipment 1981 Catalog, 3 pages.
- Rain Bird Corporation, Drip Watering System 1994 Catalog, 1993, 16 pages.
- Rain Bird Corporation, Landscape Irrigation Products 1993-1994 Catalog, Feb. 1993, 5 pages.
- Rain Bird Corporation, Landscape Irrigation Products 1993-1994 Catalog, p. 120, Feb. 1993, 3 pages.
- Rain Bird Corporation, Landscape Irrigation Products 2001-2002 Catalog, Mar. 2001, 9 pages.
- Rain Bird Corporation, Landscape Irrigation Products 2001-2002 Catalog, pp. 181-184, Mar. 2001, 6 pages.
- Rain Bird Corporation, Landscape Irrigation Products 2005-2006 Catalog, Jun. 2004, 13 pages.
- Rain Bird Corporation, Landscape Irrigation Products 2005-2006 Catalog, pp. 230-232; 247-250, Jun. 2004, 10 pages.
- Rain Bird Corporation, Landscape Irrigation Products 2006-2007 Catalog, p. 222-224; 238-242, Jul. 2005, 11 pages.
- Rain Bird Corporation, Nursery Equipment Catalog 1986/1987, 1986, 3 pages.
- Rain Bird Corporation, PC Dripline Pressure Compensating Inline Emitter Tubing Catalog, Oct. 1998, 16 pages.
- Rain Bird Corporation, Turf Irrigation Equipment 1982 Catalog, 1982, 4 pages.
- Rain Bird Corporation, Turf Irrigation Equipment 1983 Catalog, 1983, 4 pages.
- Rain Bird Corporation, Turf Irrigation Equipment 1985 Catalog, 1985, 3 pages.
- Rain Bird Corporation, Turf Irrigation Equipment 1985 Catalog, p. 73, 1985, 3 pages.
- Rain Bird Corporation, Turf Irrigation Equipment 1987 Catalog, 1987, 6 pages.
- RAM Invoice Jan. 31, 1991.
- Schifris, Seba et al., “Inhibition of root penetration in subsurface driplines by impregnating the drippers with copper oxide particles,” Irrigation Science (2015) 33:4, pp. 319-324.
- Smiley, E. T., “Root Growth Near Vertical Root Barriers,” International Society of Arboriculture, 1995, pp. 150-152.
- Spera, G., et al., “Subsurface drip irrigation with micro-encapsulated trifluralin. Trifluralin residues in soils and cultivations,” Commun Agric Appl Biol Sci 71:161-170, (2006).
- State Intellectual Property Office, First Office Action issued in Chinese Application No. 201380016629.9, dated Nov. 4, 2015, 16 pp.
- The Clean Estuary Partnership, “Copper Sources in Urban Runoff and Shoreline Activities,” TDC Environmental, LLC, 2004, pp. 1-72.
- U.S. Appl. No. 11/359,181, filed Feb. 22, 2006, entitled “Drip Emitter,” and issued on Jan. 19, 2010 as U.S. Pat. No. 7,648,085.
- U.S. Appl. No. 11/394,755, filed Mar. 31, 2006, entitled “Drip Emitter.”
- U.S. Appl. No. 12/347,266, filed Dec. 31, 2008, entitled “Low Flow Irrigation Emitter.”
- U.S. Appl. No. 12/367,295, filed Feb. 6, 2009, entitled “Low Flow Irrigation Emitter.”
- U.S. Appl. No. 12/436,394, filed May 6, 2009, entitled “Drip Emitter and Methods of Assembly and Mounting.”
- U.S. Appl. No. 12/495,178, filed Jun. 30, 2009, entitled “Drip Emitter.”
- U.S. Appl. No. 12/495,193, filed Jun. 30, 2009, entitled “Drip Emitter,” which is a continuation of U.S. Appl. No. 11/359,181.
- U.S. Appl. No. 13/430,249, filed Mar. 26, 2012.
- U.S. Appl. No. 13/964,903, filed Aug. 12, 2013.
- U.S. Appl. No. 14/139,217, filed Dec. 23, 2013.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/036,881; Notice of Allowance dated Aug. 24, 2017; (pp. 1-7).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 13/839,726; Notice of Allowance dated Sep. 14, 2017; (pp. 1-5).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 13/964,903; Notice of Allowance dated Aug. 4, 2017; (pp. 1-11).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 13/964,903; Notice of Allowance dated Sep. 18, 2017; (pp. 1-7).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/036,881; Corrected Notice of Allowability dated May 22, 2017.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/036,881; Notice of Allowability dated Nov. 29, 2017; (pp. 1-2).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/036,881; Notice of Allowability dated Dec. 26, 2017; (pp. 1-2).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/036,881; Notice of Allowance dated May 8, 2017.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/036,881; Notice of Allowance dated Dec. 23, 2016.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/036,881; Office Action dated Aug. 2, 2016.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/036,881; Office Action dated Dec. 9, 2015.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/385,564; Notice of Allowability dated Nov. 29, 2017; (pp. 1-2).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/385,564; Notice of Allowability dated Dec. 26, 2017; (pp. 1-2).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/385,564; Notice of Allowance dated Aug. 22, 2017; (pp. 1-8).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/475,435; Office Action dated Sep. 27, 2017; (pp. 1-9).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/518,774; Notice of Allowance dated Jan. 4, 2018; (pp. 1-4).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/518,774; Notice of Allowance dated Oct. 26, 2017; (pp. 1-7).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/851,545; Office Action dated Oct. 30, 2017; (pp. 1-27).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/910,573; Office Action dated Feb. 13, 2018; (pp. 1-10).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 15/331,407; Corrected Notice of Allowability dated Dec. 28, 2017; (pp. 1-2).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 15/331,407; Notice of Allowability dated Nov. 30, 2017; (pp. 1-2).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 15/331,407; Notice of Allowance dated Oct. 27, 2017; (pp. 1-9).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 15/331,407; Office Action dated Apr. 27, 2017.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 15/344,843; Corrected Notice of Allowability dated Dec. 28, 2017; (pp. 1-2).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 15/344,843; Notice of Allowability dated Nov. 30, 2017; (pp. 1-2).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 15/344,843; Notice of Allowance dated Oct. 16, 2017; (pp. 1-7).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 11/394,755, Office Action dated Aug. 14, 2008.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 11/394,755, Office Action dated Feb. 7, 2008.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 11/394,755, Office Action dated Jul. 17, 2007.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 11/394,755, Office Action dated Jul. 17, 2009.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 11/394,755, Office Action dated Mar. 31, 2009.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 11/394,755, Office Action dated May 12, 2011.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 11/394,755; Office Action dated Dec. 19, 2011.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/347,266, Office Action dated Mar. 7, 2011.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/347,266, Office Action dated Nov. 17, 2010.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/347,266, Office Action dated Sep. 7, 2010.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/367,295, Office Action dated Feb. 11, 2011.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/367,295, Office Action dated Jul. 15, 2011.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/367,295; Office Action dated Jun. 8, 2012.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/495,178, Office Action dated Feb. 3, 2010.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/495,178; Office Action dated Apr. 18, 2014; 12 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/495,178; Office Action dated Jun. 21, 2012.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/495,178; Office Action dated Mar. 11, 2015; 6 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/495,178; Office Action dated Nov. 18, 2014; 8 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/495,178; Office Action dated Oct. 6, 2015; 8 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/495,193, Office Action dated Jan. 6, 2012.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/495,193, Office Action dated May 11, 2011.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/495,193; Advisory Action dated Sep. 5, 2013.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/495,193; Notice of Allowance dated Feb. 10, 2017; 7 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/495,193; Notice of Allowance dated May 4, 2017.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/495,193; Notice of Allowance dated Oct. 14, 2016; 7 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/495,193; Office Action dated Apr. 18, 2014; 23 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/495,193; Office Action dated Aug. 29, 2016.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/495,193; Office Action dated Jan. 15, 2015; 11 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/495,193; Office Action dated Jun. 18, 2013.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 12/495,193; Office Action dated Oct. 1, 2015; 9 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 13/430,249; Notice of Allowance dated Apr. 14, 2016; 7 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 13/430,249; Notice of Allowance dated Sep. 19, 2016; 6 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 13/430,249; Office Action dated Mar. 24, 2015; 10 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 13/430,249; Office Action dated Oct. 26, 2015; 10 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 13/800,354; Office Action dated Sep. 25, 2014; 13 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 13/839,726; Notice of Allowance dated Aug. 15, 2016; 5 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 13/839,726; Notice of Allowance dated Dec. 1, 2016; 5 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 13/839,726; Notice of Allowance dated Dec. 31, 2015; 5 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 13/839,726; Office Action dated Apr. 26, 2016; 4 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 13/839,726; Office Action dated Mar. 20, 2017; 4 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 13/839,726; Office Action dated May 28, 2015; 5 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 13/839,726; Office Action dated May 30, 2017; (4 pages).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 13/964,903; Office Action dated Jun. 3, 2015; 21 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 13/964,903; Office Action dated Mar. 7, 2016; 21 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/047,489; Office Action dated Jun. 29, 2015; 7 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/047,489; Office Action dated Oct. 7, 2015; 9 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/139,217; Office Action dated Apr. 8, 2015; 9 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/139,217; Office Action dated Sep. 18, 2015; 11 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/385,564; Office Action dated Aug. 10, 2016; 9 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/385,564; Office Action dated Mar. 10, 2017; 8 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/475,435; Office Action dated Jan. 26, 2017.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/475,435; Office Action dated Jul. 20, 2016; 9 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/518,774; Office Action dated May 10, 2017.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/851,545; Office Action dated Apr. 24, 2017.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/910,573; Office Action dated Jun. 27, 2017; (10 pages).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 15/344,843; Office Action dated Apr. 28, 2017.
- USTPO; U.S. Appl. No. 13/964,903; Office Action dated Oct. 31, 2016; 22 pages.
- Wagar, J. Alan, et al., “Effectiveness of Three Barrier Materials for Stopping Regenerating Roots of Established Trees,” Journal of Arboriculture, 19(6), Nov. 1993, pp. 332-338.
- Westgate, Philip J., “Preliminary Report on Copper Toxicity and Iron Chlorosis in Old Vegetable Fields,” Florida State Horticultural Society, 1952, pp. 143-146.
- Eco iMat LLC dba ecorain® USA, iMat Solution, <www.ecorainusa.>, illustrating a product available since Nov. 25, 2015, 6 pages.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., “Peristalsis,” Nov. 30, 2017, [online]. Retrieved from the Internet: <URL: https://www.britannica.com/print/article/452053 >, 2 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/910,573; Notice of Allowance dated Sep. 3, 2019; (pp. 1-11).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 14/910,573; Notice of Allowance dated Dec. 23, 2019; (pp. 1-5).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 15/665,848; Office Action dated Jan. 8, 2020; (pp. 1-11).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 15/665,848; Office Action dated Aug. 30, 2019; (pp. 1-12).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 15/858,685; Office Action dated Jan. 14, 2020; (pp. 1-10).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 15/881,285; Office Action dated Dec. 30, 2019; (pp. 1-12).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 15/952,510; Office Action dated Aug. 6, 2019; (pp. 1-14).
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 16/532,006; Office Action dated Jan. 6, 2020; (pp. 1-10).
- ECOO Rain AG, iMat® Irrigation Mat, <http://www.ecorain.de/files/imat_irrigation_mat.pdf>, illustrating a product available since Sep. 18, 2016, 8 pages.
- ecorain USA, iMat Faq document, illustrating a product available since 2017, 6 pages.
- European Patent Office, Extended European Search Report for European Application No. 17831631.1, dated Feb. 3, 2020, 9 pages.
- USPTO; U.S. Appl. No. 15/595,427; Notice of Allowance ated Jan. 23, 2020; (pp. 1-7).
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 12, 2017
Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
Assignee: Rain Bird Corporation (Azusa, CA)
Inventors: Mark M. Ensworth (Orange, CA), Mark Richard Edris (Glendora, CA)
Primary Examiner: Sheryl Lane
Application Number: 29/629,166