John M Kunz

US Patent:

20050065951, Mar 24, 2005

Filed:

Aug 29, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/651763

Inventors:

Kathleen Liston - Menlo Park CA, US
Martin Fischer - Menlo Park CA, US
John Kunz - Palo Alto CA, US
Terry Winograd - Stanford CA, US
Armando Fox - Palo Alto CA, US
Bradley Johanson - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/00
G06F017/30
G06F009/44

US Classification:

707101000, 707010000, 707201000, 717101000

Abstract:

In a highly integrated computing environment having a collection of linked software and hardware that allows one or more users to readily structure, display and manipulate various information used to design and implement a large project, two classes of new software tools, viewers and controllers, are disclosed herein to support the construction industry and to enhance the simultaneous visualization of complex information sets on two or more interactive electronic displays. Information Viewers display table, tree, and document views of information representing different viewpoints and approaches of the same project. The Synchronizing Controller links the various, distributed applications to a common date, time, event, and the likes. The Information Viewers are also controllers that extract related data from different applications. The Universal Controller manages and organizes data and applications in the integrated computing environment. A project database containing only data shared among the multiple distributed applications is included.

US Patent:

20180080229, Mar 22, 2018

Filed:

Sep 21, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/711463

Inventors:

John Kunz - Royal Oak MI, US

International Classification:

E04D 13/08

Abstract:

An irrigation system is provided and includes a fluid receiver having an inlet operable to be attached to a distal end of a downspout, an outlet spaced apart from the inlet, and a passageway extending between and in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet. The passageway defines a first cross-sectional area disposed between the inlet and the outlet and a second cross-sectional area disposed between the first cross-sectional area and the outlet, whereby the second cross-section area is smaller than the first cross-sectional area. A fluid dispenser is fluidly coupled to the outlet and includes a fluid-receiving cavity and a plurality of fluid outlet passages. The plurality of fluid outlet passages are in fluid communication with the fluid-receiving cavity and are operable to dispense fluid from the fluid-receiving cavity.