James Carl Jelinski

US Patent:

7159851, Jan 9, 2007

Filed:

Nov 10, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/985065

Inventors:

Jerry H. Ross - Waveland MS, US
Eugene C. Hayes - Diamondhead MS, US
James C. Jelinski - Diamondhead MS, US

Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Interior - Washington DC

International Classification:

B66D 1/50

US Classification:

254275, 254334, 254378

Abstract:

An apparatus includes a bi-directional DC motor; a gear reducer connected to the DC motor; a pulley mounted on an output of the gear reducer; an anti-back drive brake mounted on the output of the gear reducer; a reel wound with cable; a second pulley attached to the reel wound with cable; a belt for connecting the pulley and the second pulley; a water measuring device attached to an end of the cable wound on the reel; at least one shaft encoder attached to the motor for measuring the speed and direction of the motor; a DC power source connected to the DC motor; a microprocessor control electronics module connected to the at least one shaft encoder and the DC motor; and a remote control in communication with the microprocessor control electronics module.