US3292867A
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Fertilizer ejector
Assignee: MOIST O MATIC Inc
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Filing: 1964-08-21
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Granted: 1966-12-20
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Expires: 1984-08-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Hunter Edwin James
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 07:03
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01C; A01C23/00; A01C23/04; A01C23/042; G; G05; G05D; G05D11/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/8593; Y10T137/8597
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
IN AN APPARATUS FOR CYCLICALLY EJECTING INTO THE FLOWING WATER OF A SPRINKLING SYSTEM AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH IRRIGATION CYCLE A PREDETERMINED QUANTITY OF LIQUID FERTILIZER COMPRISING IN COMBINATION AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING CONTROL MEANS FOR INTRODUCING WATER INTO A PLURALITY OF CONDUITS LEADING TO A DOUBLE VALVE ASSEMBLY, A CONDUIT EXTENDING FROM THE DOUBLE VALVE ASSEMBLY TO AN EJECTOR MEANS RECEPTACLE, A SOLUTION IN SAID RECEPTACLE, AN EJECTOR MEANS PROVIDED WITH MEANS DEFINING PLURAL FLOW OPENINGS THEREIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOLUTION IN THE RECEPTACLE, A VALVE MEANS, SECOND AND THRID CONDUIT MEANS CONSTITUTING FLOW OPENINGS IN THE EJECTED WITH COMMUNICATION THEREBETWEEN CONTROLLED BY SAID VALVE MEANS, EACH OF SAID LATTER CONDUITS ALSO BEING IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE SOLUTION IN SAID RECEPTACLE AND MEANS WITHIN THE EJECTOR FOR DISPENSING A CHARGE OF THE SOLUTION THEREFROM THROUGH THE THIRD CONDUIT INTO THE STREAM CONVEYED BY THE FIRST CONDUIT UPON ACTUATION OF THE EJECTOR MEANS BY FLOW IN THE FIRST CONDUIT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
IN AN APPARATUS FOR CYCLICALLY EJECTING INTO THE FLOWING WATER OF A SPRINKLING SYSTEM AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH IRRIGATION CYCLE A PREDETERMINED QUANTITY OF LIQUID FERTILIZER COMPRISING IN COMBINATION AUTOMATIC PROGRAMMING CONTROL MEANS FOR INTRODUCING WATER INTO A PLURALITY OF CONDUITS LEADING TO A DOUBLE VALVE ASSEMBLY, A CONDUIT EXTENDING FROM THE DOUBLE VALVE ASSEMBLY TO AN EJECTOR MEANS RECEPTACLE, A SOLUTION IN SAID RECEPTACLE, AN EJECTOR MEANS PROVIDED WITH MEANS DEFINING PLURAL FLOW OPENINGS THEREIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE SOLUTION IN THE RECEPTACLE, A VALVE MEANS, SECOND AND THRID CONDUIT MEANS CONSTITUTING FLOW OPENINGS IN THE EJECTED WITH COMMUNICATION THEREBETWEEN CONTROLLED BY SAID VALVE MEANS, EACH OF SAID LATTER CONDUITS ALSO BEING IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE SOLUTION IN SAID RECEPTACLE AND MEANS WITHIN THE EJECTOR FOR DISPENSING A CHARGE OF THE SOLUTION THEREFROM THROUGH THE THIRD CONDUIT INTO THE STREAM CONVEYED BY THE FIRST CONDUIT UPON ACTUATION OF THE EJECTOR MEANS BY FLOW IN THE FIRST CONDUIT.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-12-19 | 1970-06-20 | 1970-12-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-12-19 | 1974-06-20 | 1974-12-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-12-19 | 1978-06-20 | 1978-12-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |