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US 2019/0239455 A1Published application
Hybrid irrigation tubing
AssigneeResponsive Drip Irrigation, LLC
InventorsDAVID A CONKLIN, JANICE K GOULD, TAM M LE
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Abstract
Features of relatively low pressure microporous (and preferably plant-responsive) irrigation tubes are combined with features of relatively high pressure drip emitter tubes to produce a hybrid irrigation tube. Methods for using and manufacturing the hybrid irrigation tube are also disclosed.
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A hybrid irrigation tube comprising:
- a lumen;
- a microporous membrane, micropores of the microporous membrane configured to provide fluid communication between the lumen and an exterior surface of the hybrid irrigation tube;
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- at least one drip emitter configured to provide fluid communication between the lumen and the exterior surface of the hybrid irrigation tube, the microporous membrane having a first operational pressure range for fluid passage, the at least one drip emitter having a second operational pressure range for fluid passage, the first operational pressure range for fluid passage including pressures below the second operational pressure range for fluid passage.
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