Device and method for detecting a dripper

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9603315
APP PUB NO 20160249539A1
SERIAL NO

15027747

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A dripper detection device for an irrigation pipe manufacturing system includes a continuous pipe feeder capable of making a pipe equipped with drippers, each dripper having a water outlet. The pipe circulates along a predetermined circulation direction (X-X′) while keeping the drippers' water outlets in a predetermined orientation. The dripper detection device includes a laser detection unit with a laser source emitting a laser beam directed to the pipe outer face location where drippers are present at regular intervals, and a laser signal receiver which receives and analyses the laser beam reflected on the pipe outer face to provide a transformed reflected signal which contains information about the passage of each dripper facing said laser detection unit.

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MAILLEFER SAROUTE DU BOIS 1024 ECUBLENS

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Donze, Axel l'Isle, CH 2 2
Kurth, Florian Chesearux-Noreaz, CH 2 2

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