28 patents currently held
Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.
The next term ends in May 2034. from the record
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When these terms end
Held patents by the year their term ends
notable patents
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all others
Updated Nov 15, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 15, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know
Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.
Notable patents
Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank
Notable
Ends Sep 2035 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2036 · High confidence
Also notable
Ends May 2037 · High confidence
System and Method for an Improved Sprinkler Control System
US 9,594,366
Cited by 62 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2017 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2035.
Flow Characteristic Detection and Automatic Flow Shutoff
US 9,928,724
The most cited patent in this portfolio, cited by 80 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data. Protection runs to 2036.
Remote and Shared Access for Sprinkler Systems
US 10,397,731
Cited by 16 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2019 in our data. Protection runs to 2037.
Fee deadlines
Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.
- 3 fees due Dec 9 to 13, 2026 · next Dec 9
- 2 fees due Feb 8 to 27, 2027 · next Feb 8
- 2 fees due Jun 5 to 26, 2027 · next Jun 5
- 1 fee due Jul 2, 2027The maintenance fee for Selective Application of Consumables via Irrigation Systems (US 11,856,900) comes due Jul 2, 2027. Unpaid by Jan 3, 2028, it lapses early.
Recent changes
- 1 of the patents on this record was granted since Aug 17, 2026
What they patent
The 5 largest of its 16 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.
| System and Method for an Improved Sprinkler Control System | 5 in force | to Sep 2035 |
| Method for Dynamically Increasing Plant Root Depth | 3 in force | to Aug 2040 |
| Remote and Shared Access for Sprinkler Systems | 3 in force | to May 2037 |
| Collecting and Transmitting Utility Meter Data | 2 in force | to Apr 2041 |
| Image Data for Improving and Diagnosing Sprinkler Controller Performance | 2 in force | to Mar 2039 |
Patents held now
Soonest term end first.
| Patent | Title | Status | Expires | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 10,274,969 | System and Method for an Improved Sprinkler Control System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,150,672 | Irrigation Control Utilizing Water Authority Data In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 11,675,375 | Residential Water Utilization Tracking In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D850,297 | Sprinkler Controller In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US D850,298 | Sprinkler Controller In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,049,821 | Water Flow Control System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,594,366 | System and Method for an Improved Sprinkler Control System In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 12,775,290 | Zone Characteristic Management In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 9,928,724 | Flow Characteristic Detection and Automatic Flow Shutoff In force · High confidence | In force | High confidence | |
| US 10,229,579 | System for Detecting Flow Characteristics and Activating Automatic Flow Shutoff In force · Medium confidence | In force | Medium confidence |
Also on record, not counted in the 28: 3 applications abandoned. List them
Sources and methods
Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built
Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.
Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.
Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.