Posted on 3/2/2018
IrriGreen, Inc. has been granted a U.S. patent for the IrriGreen Genius Irrigation System. The patent (US 9,643,196 B2) covers IrriGreen’s software algorithm. The software digitally controls the spray position and direction, watering distance, and rotational speed of IrriGreen’s smart sprinkler heads.
“IrriGreen is the first irrigation system to extend smart control from the controller out to computerized, smart sprinkler heads with embedded software,” said Gary Klinefelter, founder and chief executive officer, IrriGreen, Inc. “Just as inkjet printers spray ink in controlled patterns on a page, IrriGreen Genius Sprinklers “print” water in precise patterns that match t...