Kevin Francis Day

US Patent:

7004677, Feb 28, 2006

Filed:

Jan 12, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/755693

Inventors:

Kent C. Ericksen - North Salt Lake UT, US
Kevin Day - Layton UT, US
Christian M. Olsen - Bountiful UT, US
Aaron Schapper - Park City UT, US
Alan T. Ence - Syracuse UT, US

Assignee:

Orbit Irrigation Products, Inc. - Bountiful UT

International Classification:

E02B 11/00

US Classification:

405 51, 405 43, 405 40, 405 37, 137364, 137371, 137372

Abstract:

A valve containment assembly for an irrigation system may have a first side wall unit, a grate, a second side wall unit, and a lid. The first side wall unit may be disposed on the floor of a hole. The grate may be positioned in the first side wall unit to support a manifold. The second side wall unit rests on the first side wall unit to cover the manifold and the lid may be disposed on top of the side wall unit. The first side wall unit and the grate elevate the manifold above the floor of the hole to reduce interference of soil and water with the manifold. Additional side wall units may be used to provide additional height. Any of the side wall units may have frangible portions that break away to permit passage of conduits into the valve containment assembly.

US Patent:

20090114633, May 7, 2009

Filed:

Oct 28, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/260021

Inventors:

David Naylor - Draper UT, US
Kevin Day - Santa Clarita CA, US
Thomas Caterina - Boise ID, US

International Classification:

H05B 3/02
H05B 3/34
H05B 1/02

US Classification:

219213, 219528, 219489

Abstract:

A portable pouch for use in heating temperature sensitive materials is disclosed. The pouch includes a heating unit with one or more fasteners attached around its outer edges. The heating unit can be folded to allow the one or more fasteners to secure opposing outer edges of the heating unit together to form a pocket for substantially enclosing the materials to be warmed. The heating unit can be electrically connected to a direct current power source. The heating unit includes first and second cover layers enclosing a heat generating element and a carbon-based heat spreading element. A thermal insulation layer is also positioned between the first and the second cover layers. The heating element is adapted to generate and evenly spread heat over the interior surface of the pocket to evenly heat the materials disposed within the pocket.