| Netafim, Ltd. Patent applications |
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| 20120006421 | IRRIGATION CONTROL SYSTEM - A tensiometer for use in determining matric potential of a soil includes a water inlet; a hydraulic coupler comprising a porous material for providing hydraulic coupling between water that enters the inlet and the soil; and a septum that seals water that enters the inlet against ingress of air via the porous material. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20110072718 | Method of Cutting Crops - A method of cutting crops is suitable for the production of biofuel. The crops are of the kind that first grows a stem bearing seeds and subsequently grows branches bearing seeds. The crops are irrigated and grown until a majority of them have grown seeds and then are cut by a motor vehicle before a majority of them have grown branches bearing seeds. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20100155508 | Drip Irrigation Emitter - A drip irrigation emitter has first and second inlets through which liquid enters the emitter from an irrigation pipe, an outlet through which liquid exits the emitter, and a first flexible diaphragm portion seated on the second inlet and serving as a valve. Liquid at a pressure in the pipe that is below a predetermined level enters the emitter via the first inlet and travels along a first flow restricting path before exiting via the outlet and liquid at a pressure in the pipe that is above the predetermined level biases the first flexible diaphragm portion so that liquid can enter the emitter via the second inlet and travels along a second flow restricting path before exiting via the outlet. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20090236490 | Irrigation Emitter Stake - A stake for holding an irrigation pipe near a plant. The pipe comprising a first end portion and a second portion bendable relative to the first end portion. The stake comprising a distal retaining portion for holding the first portion of the pipe and first and second proximal retaining portions for optionally accommodating the second portion of the pipe. The stake is designed to allow the second portion of the pipe to be optionally moved from the first proximal retaining portion to the second proximal retaining portion without removing the first portion of the pipe from the distal retaining portion. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090211661 | Irrigation Pipe Connector - An irrigation pipe connector has a core that is adapted to connect to an irrigation element and a wing that is attachable to a wall of a pipe. The wing is provided with resiliency to allow the connector to deform in response to changing fluid pressures in the pipe. In addition, the wing may be provided with a thin segment in order to reduce potential damage during welding of the wing to the wall of the pipe. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090183425 | GREENHOUSE STRUCTURE - A greenhouse structure has first and second sections. The second section includes moveable and fixed supports and a flexible material retained therebetween. The first section is adapted to bias the moveable support from an initial position to a final position in which at least a portion of the moveable support is more distant from the fixed support. In the final position, the flexible material is tauter than in the initial position. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090165879 | Fluid Flow Labyrinth - A labyrinth channel for reducing pressure and/or flow rate in a liquid flowing in the channel, the labyrinth channel having a bottom surface and first and second opposing walls and comprising: a first array of spaced apart first baffle teeth that have non-parallel upstream and downstream faces and extend from the first wall towards the second wall to terminate in an end; and a second array of spaced apart second baffle teeth that have non-parallel upstream and downstream faces and extend from the second wall towards the first wall to terminate in an end; wherein baffle teeth in different arrays have a substantially same shape and upstream faces of closest baffle teeth in different arrays are different and/or downstream faces of closest baffle teeth in different arrays are different. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090078795 | Liquid Atomizer for Agricultural Applications - A liquid atomizer for agricultural use includes at least one canal in fluid communication via a chamber with an outlet. At least a section of the canal extends along a straight line and tangentially opens into the chamber. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090020634 | FLEXIBLE DIAPHRAGM FOR AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM - A flexible diaphragm for an irrigation system includes a core layer and at least one protective layer formed on the core layer. The core layer may have specific chemical and physical properties, and the protective layer may be formed of specific materials. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090014571 | PIPE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - A pipe retrieval system winds a pipe onto a spool. During winding, the pipe is pressed between two sectors of a tensioning device wherein at least one of the sectors is resiliently flexible. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20080303273 | Irrigation Pipe Coupling - A coupling is formed from inner and outer members. The inner member is attached to a pipe wall and is formed with a bulge. The outer member is retained by the inner member and is formed with a clamp that surrounds the bulge. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080302003 | IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - An irrigation system includes an activator that increases or decreases its weight respectively in response to an increase or decrease of pressure in the system. The activator biases a valve that controls the fluid pressure in the system. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080237374 | Irrigation dripper and pipe - A dripper adapted to be bonded to interior of an irrigation pipe during manufacture and to be associated with an outlet opening in said pipe. The dripper comprises an outwardly facing surface adapted for the bonding, an outlet area associated with the surface, and at least one bulge near the outlet area. The bulge defines an outermost portion of the surface at least during manufacture of the pipe, and is adapted to form, when the dripper is bonded to the pipe, a raised outlet region in the pipe associated with the bulge. The bulge and outlet area are designed so as to form the raised outlet region suitable for at least a part of the outlet opening to be formed therein and be defined by the material of the pipe. | 10-02-2008 |
