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US 12,276,350 B2Granted
Retrofitted flood irrigation valve actuating apparatus
OwnerAustin Verissimoinventor
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Abstract
A retrofitted flood irrigation valve apparatus, including a motor coupled to a stem of an existing flood irrigation valve, the motor to generate mechanical energy to rotate the stem of the existing flood irrigation valve and one or more rails coupled to a frame of the existing flood irrigation valve, wherein each of the one or more rails includes tracks along which the motor is configured to move as the stem of the existing flood irrigation valve opens and closes the valve.
Claims20
A retrofitted flood irrigation valve apparatus, comprising:
- a motor coupled to a stem of an existing flood irrigation valve that is previously installed, the motor to generate mechanical energy to rotate the stem of the existing flood irrigation valve;
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- one or more rails coupled to a frame of the existing flood irrigation valve, wherein each of the one or more rails comprises tracks, arranged parallel to the stem of the existing flood irrigation valve, along which the motor is configured to move as the stem of the existing flood irrigation valve opens and closes the valve.
A method of utilizing a retrofitted flood irrigation valve apparatus, comprising:
- coupling a motor of a retrofitted flood irrigation apparatus to a stem of an existing flood irrigation valve that is previously installed;
- coupling the motor to a at least one rail comprising tracks, arranged parallel to the stem of the existing flood irrigation valve, to allow movement of the motor along the at least one rail;
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- generating, by the motor, mechanical energy to open the existing flood irrigation valve by directly rotating the stem of the existing flood irrigation valve, wherein the motor moves along the rail as the existing flood irrigation valve opens and closes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.