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Patent Abstract
Automatic pesticide, insecticide, repellant, poison, air freshener,
disinfectant or other spray-type delivery systems are proposed for
automating the delivery of these items to areas, for controlling
pests easier, for improving environmental conditions, and for making
it easier to freshen the air and to disinfect areas. The device
includes a logic circuit and mechanisms containing a circuit that
will enable a user to program the device to discharge a spray of
its poison, disinfecting or air freshening spray(s) at a pre-selected
time interval or day/time interval chosen in the unit's memory.
An electromechanical valve opens to let contents escape when the
spraying mechanism of the system is activated. The valve connects
to a pressurized spray cylinder and it releases a controlled burst
of insecticide, pesticide, repellant, disinfectant, and or air freshener
as programmed. Control circuits allow the user to set when the system
goes off.
Patent Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A machine that is an automatic pesticide, insecticide, repellant,
poison, air freshener, disinfectant, or other type of spray delivery
system that delivers sprayable substances comprising: i. means to
provide an automated spray delivery system through compressed cylinder(s)
of "X" size to deliver sprayable liquids, gasses, oils,
powders or to deliver sprayable substances through electromechanical
means through devices that are programmable to release spray bursts
or compressed contents at certain times and or dates as programmed
or to optionally release contents from cylinder(s) through optional
manual means by depressing an optional manual button, switch or
other optional manual control means to open the electromechanical
or a mechanical valve to release compressed content(s); ii. means
to provide portable battery operated and or AC operated spray delivery
systems that can be strategically placed in places of interest and
canisters designed and filled for specific applications such as
pesticides, insecticides, poisons, repellants, air fresheners, disinfectants,
chlorine, powders, fertilizer, weed killer, vegetation killer, or
other sprayable substances, (or such other ingredients to be used
for a myriad of other uses that might be of interest) to dispense
whatever might be of interest to control or dispense whatever may
be desired; iii. means to provide automatic spray delivery systems
with canisters and or cylinders and whereby there is a primary electromechanical
valve that controls the release of compressed content(s) from cylinder(s)
through the logic systems of the system or when a user depresses
a manual button and whereby there are manual or electromechanical
secondary spray shaping valves that are removeable, refillable,
replaceable and adjustable that shape the angle, direction and shape
of the flow of dispensed contents that are released from the cylinder(s)
once they are discharged from the electromechanical valve in at
least three model variations: 1) whereby contents are discharged
through a non-motorized secondary spray shaping nozzle whereby contents
of the cylinder are shaped direcly by a manually adjustable secondary
spray shaping nozzle to adjust the shape of the spray flow and angle
direction of the spray stream as desired; 2) whereby contents are
discharged through a motorized secondary spray shaping nozzle whereby
contents of the cylinder are shaped direcly by an electromechanically
driven secondary spray shaping nozzle that automatically adjusts
the shape of the spray flow and angle direction of the spray stream
as the user programs the automatic spray delivery system to deliver
sprayable contents to desired angular directions and for the degrees
and rotations desired by selecting programmed servo motor control
selections or by programming the unit through the system's control
panel to tell the system: a) how much to rotate the nozzle horizontally
0-360 degrees (or other degrees that may vary in manufacture) when
spraying and where to return in position to reset for the next spray
cycle, also to tell the spray delivery system the speed of horizontal
rotation the secondary spray shaping nozzle will rotate so that
it can be selected; b) how much to turn the nozzle in the vertical
position 0-180 degrees (or other degrees that may vary in manufacture)
when spraying and where to return in position to reset for the next
spray cycle, also to tell the unit the speed of vertical movement
that the nozzle will travel when spraying where it can be selected;
and c) to turn and rotate the nozzle head to adjust the spray flow
for tight line spraying, mist spraying, to fog an area, to fan spray
an area for desired angles or to spray in other desired ways; 3)
whereby the automatic spray delivery system may be made available
where the electromechanical valve can be made to optionally connect
to an automatic electromechanical or a manual secondary spray shaping
valve or directly to an extendable tube of "X" length
to be as long as desired with either a manual or an automatic electromechanical
secondary spray shaping valve attached at the end of it to shape
the spray flow and angles of the spray stream for the contents that
will be released from the spray cylinder with optional attachment
means to attach the said secondary spray shaping valve to places
to secure it; whereby in all designs and variations they all have
the functionality and capability in the programming to control the
electromechanical valve through the control panel to programmably
set: 1) how long to keep the electromechanical valve open; 2) how
wide to keep the electromechanical valve open; while each model
still has the capability through a manual switch or button to release
contents under pressure at any time when a user depresses a button
which activates the electromechanical valve to release contents
as long as the user depresses the button until the cylinder empties;
iv. means to provide an automatic spray delivery system with an
automatic clock/date timing circuit and logic system and an interface
that will allow a user to set and program the automatic spray delivery
system to spray in an unattended fashion automatically at certain
dates and times and or intervals as programmed to alleviate pest
problems, or to deliver poisons, or to spray air fresheners, disinfectants,
or other sprayable contents for a particular application in an unattended
fashion so that areas of a house or apartment or zone can be automatically
controlled as desired which can be very useful for gardens, patios,
or in commercial areas, and keep such areas sprayed; v. means to
provide automatic spray delivery systems in different canister or
cylinder sizes including very small sizes to large sizes to allow
a user to place such devices in small areas or larger systems with
hose extenders that can extend a spray nozzle to a strategic area
where it would be hard to fit the canister so that boundaries of
pesticide may be formed by spraying in line squirts, in area squirts,
and in fog squirts, to accommodate window sills, doorways, hallways,
and outdoor areas, as the custom designed pesticide delivery units
in our design allow you to cover areas where pests may break through
where they normally enter homes and apartments; vi. means to provide
logic and memory circuits to contain the memory settings set by
the user to remember the date and time intervals set in order for
the automatic spray system to disburse contents from its cylinders
as the user desires whereby the present invention generally comprises
logic circuits containing a circuit and an interface that will enable
a user to program the automatic spray delivery system to discharge
a spray of its contents at a pre-selected time interval or day/time
interval chosen and stored in the unit's memory; vii. means to include
a logic circuit that will warn the user when the cylinder is low
on contents or to display how much a cylinder has inside of it and
display the same on the automatic spray delivery system's display
panel through the use of a pressure transducer and to indicate when
the system is low on contents; viii. means to include a primary
electromechanical valve that opens to let contents escape from the
compressed cylinder when the automated spraying mechanism of the
automatic spray delivery system is activated and to close when the
automated spraying mechanism of the automatic spray delivery system
is de-activated when the logic circuit controls it as programmed
or to optionally release contents from cylinder(s) through optional
manual means by depressing an optional manual button, switch or
other optional manual control means to open the electromechanical
or a mechanical valve to release compressed content(s); ix. means
to provide a least one compressed spray cylinder component in the
automatic spray delivery system to deliver sprayable contents to
desired areas used by the automated spray system; x. means containing
a primary electromechanical valve in the automated spray delivery
system which connects to the pressurized spray cylinder whereby
when activated the spray system releases a controlled burst of contents,
(whose spray duration(s) is/are programmably settable), and whereby
the spray(s) occur and function when programmed to do so as determined
by the control circuits of the automatic spray delivery system and
whereby the control circuits allow the user to set how often the
automatic spray delivery system discharges a spray burst from the
cylinder whereby the logic circuits activate the electromechanical
valve to release (a) controlled burst(s) of the cylinder contents
or to optionally release contents from cylinder(s) through optional
manual means by depressing an optional manual button, switch or
other optional manual control means to open the electromechanical
or a mechanical valve to release compressed content(s); xi. means
to provide removeable, replaceable and adjustable and or automatic
electromechanical and or manual secondary spray nozzles that will
allow the automated spay delivery system to be directed as desired
for spraying purposes whereby the user or consumer can adjust the
nozzles for flow and direction for spray patterns and angle and
pressure characteristics as desired such as: tight line spraying,
mist spraying, fog area spraying, adjustable angled fanned spraying
to spray areas having different widths, to spray rotationally in
the horizontal and or in the vertical direction from 0-360 degrees
or to fan spray in 0-30 degree, 0-45 degree, 0-60 degree, 0-90 degree,
0-180 degree, 0-360 degree, or to adjust the spray delivery system
to other degree settings, or to use special electromechanically
automatically adjustable (through the programmable logic of the
spray delivery system) or manually adjustable secondary spray shaping
nozzles where the nozzles themselves can be turned and adjusted
(to vary the spray, flow and degree angle, etc. and whereby it is
also envisioned that there can be left-handed and right-handed models
made and other models where the models are made with multiple spray
jets to spray to the left, to the right, up, down, back, forward,
etc., and some right where the unit is placed to get everything
and whereby the units can also spray in front and in behind of the
units where various spraying arrangements can be developed and marketed
and where extended tubes can deliver a pesticide or repellant spray
in an automated fashion by spraying it through an extended tube
to another area where the spraying canister or cylinder system is
placed in one area and the tube is extended a certain distance "X"
away from the spraying canister system where the tube will be mounted
to an area where it will eventually spray at; and where the tube
will have an end with a nozzle that can shape the spray of the contents
coming out of the cylinder where the actual spray may flow in either
a tight line spray, a mist spray, to fog an area, adjustable angled
fanned spraying to spray areas having different widths, having a
0-30 degree, a 0-45 degree, a 0-60 degree, a 0-90 degree, a 0-180
degree, a 0-360 degree spray, or any other degree setting proceeding
out in one or more nozzles, at the other side of the tube(s) whereby
the spray delivery system can either spray a stream by rotating
horizontally or vertically as programmed when spraying or whereby
the spray delivery system can dispense contents without rotating
in a fixed angular position for a specific date/time and or interval
chosen as programmed or as operated manually by the user through
the control panel or through the wired or wireless input means of
the spray delivery system; xii. means to provide a pressure sensor,
or pressure transducer to monitor cylinder contents in the automated
spray system and means to display that information through logic
circuits on the system's Liquid Crystal Display Or Light Emitting
Diode Display whereby the Display Panel of the system allows the
user to program the spray delivery system, and to adjust its settings,
and to view how much remains in the cylinder(s) at all times; xiii.
means to provide an automatic spray delivery system that has an
automated spray delivery cylinder, of size "X" and shape
"Y" that sprays contents onto a designated area in a variety
of specific ways (straight-line squirting, mist spray, to fog an
area, to fan spray an area to a particular angle desired to rotate
and vary a spray vertically or horzontally to a specific degree
desired either automatically or manually through electromechanical
or manual means from 0-360 degrees or from 0-30 degree, 0-45 degree,
0-60 degree, 0-90 degree, 0-180 degree, 0-360 degree, or to another
degree setting, etc.; or to vary the degree settings incrementally
or to deliver contents through a hose as in an injection as a spray
or as in a liquid injection), that can sit on the window sill, in
the corner of the doorway, by the opening of a door frame, or to
be placed inconspicuously in hallways, on the floor next to a door
or window, behind a couch or table, or in other areas where pests
may travel to prevent them from entering an area by intermittently
spraying poison, [or for myriads of other application(s)] through
electromechanically controlled spray bursts as set through the built-in
date/time timer, or through the interval timer or through the date/time
programmable switch built into the automated spray delivery system
in various optional variations of the invention or to optionally
release contents from cylinder(s) through optional manual means
by depressing a manual button, switch or other optional manual control
means to open the electromechanical or a mechanical valve to release
compressed content(s); xiv. means to provide logic circuits and
an interface to control the automatic spray delivery system to allow
one to program or adjust the delivery system(s) to spray through
an interval timer in interval increments as one desires, such as
every 5 minutes, every 10 minutes, every 15 minutes, every 30 minutes,
every 45 minutes, every hour, every day, every 2 days, every 3 days,
once every 4 days, once every 5 days, once a week, once a month,
or however the units are set and programmed whereby the unit(s)
can be easily reset or changed to spray more often for parties,
(i.e. where mosquitoes, or other pests may be a problem) or to disinfect
areas or to freshen areas by putting air fresheners in the air,
or spray delivery systems that can be utilized for other application(s)
where one can exchange cylinder(s) for any application desired or
to change them to operate as desired as more or less often through
settings by varying the interval timer "more or less"
as desired with a minimal adjustment by adjusting the time(s) selected;
xv. means to provide an automatic spray delivery system having different
types of spray shaping nozzle ends where a user can manually or
automatically adjust electromechanically driven programmed secondary
spray shaping nozzles automatically through the logic and memory
of the spray delivery system whereby the unit actually shapes the
spray coming out of the electromechanical valve to accommodate different
models and spray parameters desired, (i.e., tight line spraying,
mist spraying, straight-line squirting, to fog spray an area, to
fan spray an area for particular angle(s) desired, to rotate sprays
horizontally and vertically automatically and or manually through
electromechanical or manual secondary spray shaping nozzles in 0-30
degree, 0-45 degree, 0-60 degree, 0-90 degree, 0-180 degree, 0-360
degree, or other degree settings or incrementally, or to use special
nozzles where the nozzles themselves can vary the spray degree angle,
etc.) whereby it is also envisioned that there can be left-handed
and right-handed models made and other models where the models are
made with multiple spray jets to spray to the left, to the right,
up, down, back, forward, etc., and some where the unit is placed
to fog an area and get everything whereby a unit can also spray
in front and in behind of the said units whereby it is thus conceived
that various spraying arrangements can be developed and marketed
whereby all models can be made to function to optionally release
contents from cylinder(s) through optional manual means by depressing
an optional manual button, switch or other optional manual control
means to open the electromechanical or a mechanical valve to release
compressed content(s); xvi. means to provide an automatic spray
delivery system that can deliver a spray in an automated fashion
by spraying it through an extended tube to another area where the
spraying canister system is placed in one area and the tube is extended
a certain distance "X" away from the spraying canister
system where the tube will be mounted to an area where it will eventually
spray at; and where the tube will have an end where the actual spray
may flow in either a straight-line squirting, a mist spray, to fog
an area, to fan spray an area at desired width lengths, to spray
in a 0-30 degree, a 0-45 degree, a 0-60 degree, a 0-90 degree, a
0-180 degree, a 0-360 degree spray, or in another degree setting
proceeding out in one or more nozzles, at the other side of the
tube(s); xvii. means to different models and logic systems connecting
to different sized spray cylinders containing pressurized sprayable
contents used by the automated spray system whereby the spray cylinder
can be made out of any material that can withstand pressure and
whereby the cylinder(s) retain the liquids, gasses, and or powder(s)
that are commonly found in the industry and used for desired purposes
where an electromechanical valve can be
applied with logic control circuits to release the contents in
a programmable fashion whereby the cylinder can be any size and
shape and be made out of plastic, metal or any other material and
where it can also be made to be made refillable and or disposable
and where the spray cylinders models are to be made in a variety
of model sizes to contain pesticides, insecticides, poisons, repellants,
air fresheners, disinfectants, fertilizers, vegetation killers,
weed killers, or other sprayable items, under different pressures
so their spray areas can extend to different lengths, and or for
different application(s) and where it is contemplated that different
models will be provided in the marketplace that will be rated for
different area needs to cover different needs for all kinds of spraying
needs over different areas over the entire type of spraying functions:
(i.e., tight line spraying, mist spraying, straight-line squirting,
to fan spray at desired widths, to spray in vertical and and horizontal
rotations in a 0-30 degree, 0-45 degree, 0-60 degree, 0-90 degree,
0-180 degree, 0-360 degree, or other degree settings, or to use
special nozzles where the secondary spray shaping nozzles themselves
can vary the spray degree angle, and so on, whereby it is also envisioned
that there can be left-handed and right-handed models made and other
models where the models are made with multiple spray jets to spray
to the left, to the right, up, down, back, forward, etc., and some
that can fog an area where the unit is placed to get everything
and whereby the units can also spray in front and in behind of the
units whereby it is also conceived that various spraying arrangements
can be developed and marketed some with small cylinders under small
pressurization for only a few feet and some for great distances
over several feet or yards, under greater pressurization whereby
all models can also be made to function to optionally release contents
from cylinder(s) through optional manual means by depressing an
optional manual button, switch or other optional manual control
means to open the electromechanical or a mechanical valve to release
compressed content(s); xviii. means to provide an electromechanical
valve in an automatic spray delivery system that has the functionality
to control the duration and the magnitude of the spray burst released
by the electromechanical release valve being controlled by the control
circuits of the delivery system to control how far the valve will
open and how long the valve remains open whereby the nozzles at
the opening at the end of the electromechanical valve or at the
end of the tubes attached to the electromechanical valve shape the
stream or the shape of the pesticide, insecticide or repellant stream
into the atmosphere or into the area where they are to be sprayed
and whereby the electromechanical valve can be made out of a variety
of materials including plastic and or metal parts and can be any
size to fit around the cylinder(s) proportionately whereby said
models having said electromechanical valve also have the functionality
to function to optionally release contents from cylinder(s) through
optional manual means by depressing an optional manual button, switch
or other optional manual control means to open the electromechanical
or a mechanical valve to release compressed content(s); xix. means
to provide logic control circuits that control how wide and how
long the electromechanical discharge valve remains opens to release
the compressed contents in the cylinders when discharging pressurized
contents and whereby said logic control circuits provide an audible
beep and or visual means to warn the user that the system is low
on cylinder contents or that the battery is low on power and whereby
the logic control circuits and the interface contain all the buttons
for programming the system and for displaying and scrolling through
the functions and settings and for the operation of the automatic
spray delivery system and whereby there is a ROM in the system that
provides easy to use step by step instructions on how to use the
system on the LCD or other readout panel of the system; xx. means
to provide an electromechanical valve on the automatic spray delivery
system that opens when the logic circuits are activated and whereby
the contents are discharged as programmed through the electromechanical
valve and whereby the contents are disbursed into the atmosphere
shaped by the secondary shaping valve nozzles as they are sprayed
as spraying extends out from the cylinder whereby all models can
also be made to function to optionally release contents from cylinder(s)
through optional manual means by depressing an optional manual button,
switch or other optional manual control means to open the electromechanical
or a mechanical valve to release compressed content(s); xxi. means
to provide an automatic spray delivery system with attachment means
to allow a user to attach said unit(s) to areas with ease either
by hanging the units with a hook, or through double adhesive tape,
or other fastening or attachment means, or to provide other support
means to have the units stand up for themselves with legs or a molded
bottom to support themselves appropriately in an desired area whereas
systems can be secured with double adhesive tape to mount the units,
or for more permanent installations, mounting brackets with screws
can be provided, or in alternate variations, stand alone models
can also be provided; xxii. means to provide automatic spray systems
under different pressures so that the spray ejected from the units
can reach certain area parameters for different needs (for example,
some units can be made to spray an area of (3) three feet, others
(5) five feet, others (10) ten feet, others (20) twenty feet, others
(30) thirty feet, etc) whereby it is understood that any number
and kind of spray system(s) can be developed to spray and cover
different areas covering different needs by adjusting the size of
the cylinders, and the type of compression and pressures used in
manufacturing to cover different applications and requirements;
xxiii. means to provide a deluxe version of an advanced automated
spray delivery system having the functionalities of the aforementioned
claims whereby it is also comprised of circuits, logic, a transmitting
antennae, and a wireless remote or a jack on the spray delivery
system that will allow a user to connect the spray delivery system
to a computer through wired or wireless means whereby the spray
delivery system can send transmissions to a computer; and a wireless
receiver for a computer or a handheld wireless remote to receive
transmission(s) from one or more automated spray delivery systems
that will allow the spray delivery systems to each transmit their
unique identification numbers through RF transmitting modulation
circuits that will allow the spray delivery system(s) to send information
to the wireless remote or to a computer through wireless means or
through wired means to state whether their cylinder(s) are low or
empty or to transmit their level status, and all their programmed
settings and if the system is in proper operating condition along
with their identification number(s); xxiv. means to provide logic
and circuitry in an advanced spray delivery system whereby operating
information or sprayable content(s) or fluid or cylinder content
level(s) are displayed on the spray delivery system's LCD control
panel readout along with the sprayable system's identification number
or transmitted through wireless or wired means to a computer or
to a wireless remote from a jack on the spray delivery system having
a connection to connect a cable to connect it to a computer or whereby
the spray delivery system may be designed with RF modulation circuits
and an antennae to transmit said information along with a spray
system identification number along with transmittable information
whereby the sprayable delivery system has memory and switches that
can be used to recall and to change and vary the programmed operating
information on the system's LCD panel by depressing button(s) or
scrollable switch(es), or other user interfaces whereby a user can:
1) see or change how the unit has been programmed to function with
all information and settings that he or she has programmed the unit
to discharge content(s) of cylinder(s) at date(s)/time(s), and or
intervals that the unit has been chosen to discharge with all parameter(s)
chosen and to vary them; 2) to see or change how wide the electromechanical
valve will open to discharge the contents and for how long of a
duration; 3) to see or change how the secondary electromechanical
shaping valve nozzle will sweep or rotate in the vertical and in
the horizontal direction(s) once activated; 4) to see or change
the shape of the flow of the stream of the spray by adjusting the
secondary electromechanical shaping valve nozzle by turning it to
alter the secondary electromechanical shaping valve nozzle to perform
as desired to perform to spray in a tight line spray, in a mist,
to fog an area, to perform in an angled fan spray, or to spray in
some other fashion; 5) see or change the timing or speed for the
sweeping of the movement of the vertical and the horizontal movement
of the secondary shaping valve and also the order in which it rotates
whereby it can rotate vertically or horizontally back and forth,
once, any number or times, choose the order in which it rotates
first horizontal then vertical or vice versa, etc in any variation;
6) see or change the programmable setting(s) for the dispensing
rate control of the primary electromechanical valve that controls
the dispensing of the cylinder contents; further, a user may view
or see all the settings of the spray delivery system including the
remaining contents of the cylinder if they are full, low, empty
or any variation thereof, at any time and or a user may program,
re-program, modify or change all the programmable settings of the
spray delivery system through the control panel on the spray delivery
system or through a wired connection or through wireless means through
a computer or a wireless remote through the antennae or wired connection
means connected to the spray delivery system whereby each spray
delivery system is identified with a unique identification number
or frequency and whereby a plurality of spray delivery systems can
be selectively programmed whereby the status of the functions and
the levels of the cylinder contents can be viewed and the programmed
functions of the spray delivery systems can be viewed with one wireless
remote or said functions can be programmed or viewed with wired
or wireless connections to one wireless remote or with one computer;
xxv. means to provide logic, circuitry and control means to program,
re-program and modify the settings of the spray delivery system
and to view the settings of the spray delivery system on the spray
delivery system's control panel and to view or change the settings
of one or more spray delivery systems through a wired or wireless
remote or through a wired or wireless computer whereby the spray
delivery system has RF modulating receiving and sending transmission
circuits and or logic and connectivity designed to accommodate said
functions and whereby a wireless remote has an interface with an
LCD panel that is made available with the logic to program the spray
delivery system and to view said functions and to allow one to operate
the said spray delivery system with all the functions of the aforesaid
claims and whereby a computer is utilized with a wireless or a wired
connection is made available with the software designed to program
or view the programmed settings or to receive data such as cylinder
content levels from one or more spray delivery systems matched to
their unique identification codes where such spray delivery systems
may be placed in the field, to track them, as mentioned in the aforementioned
claims.
Patent Description
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is based on provisional application Ser.
No. 60/485,548, filed on Jul. 7, 2003.
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not Applicable
DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED APPENDIX
[0003] Not Applicable
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0004] 1. Field of the Invention
[0005] The present invention relates generally to a spray delivery
system and more specifically it relates to automatic pesticide,
insecticide, repellant, poison, air freshener, disinfectant delivery
system for automating the delivery of pesticides, insecticides,
repellants, air fresheners and disinfectants or other sprayable
items whether from liquid gas or powder form from compressed cylinders
for making the control of pests much more convenient, effective,
productive, and deadly; and for improving environmental conditions,
or for other various uses too numerous to mention as there are liquids,
gasses and powders for many uses.
[0006] 2. Description of the Related Art
[0007] It can be appreciated that pesticides, insecticides, and
repellants, air fresheners and disinfectants have been in use for
years. Typically, pesticides, insecticides, repellants, air fresheners,
and disinfectants are found in aerosol spray cans, squirt bottles
or in other types of commercial variants where pesticides, insecticides,
repellants, air fresheners and or disinfectants have to be purchased
whereby the consumer has to manually spray the pesticides or the
air fresheners or disinfectants in the area desired, or directly
on the insects to be killed, or where the consumer or the commercial
buyer mixes poisons, air fresheners, or other sprayable items and
applies them to desired areas through a manual spraying system by
hand.
[0008] The main problems with conventional pesticide, insecticide,
repellant, air freshener, and disinfectant delivery systems are
that they are cumbersome to use and that they are manual, time-consuming
systems to control pests and insects. Another problem with conventional
pesticide, insecticide, and repellant, air freshener, and disinfectant
delivery systems are that the spray cans for every day pesticides,
insecticides and repellants, pesticides, air fresheners, disinfectants,
and other sprayable items used for gardens, for farming, for commercial
use and for other applications, including the killing of flies,
ants, spiders, roaches, mosquitoes, rodents, other pests, and or
to spray other sprayable items for other applications whereby such
items are generally not refillable.
[0009] Another problem with existing products is that they do not
automatically seal off areas of your house or apartment or zone
off areas in your garden, on your patio, or in commercial areas,
and keep them sprayed in an unattended fashion automatically to
alleviate pest problems while you are away.
[0010] Another problem with existing products is that they are
not designed to create boundaries of pesticide by spraying in line
squirts, in area squirts, and in fog squirts, to accommodate window
sills, doorways, hallways, and outdoor areas, as the custom designed
pesticide delivery units in our design allow you to cover areas
where pests may break through where they normally enter homes and
apartments.
[0011] Another problem with existing products is that they are
not programmable to automatically deliver pesticide at precisely
timed day/time intervals, or at certain timed moments for a broad
spectrum of insecticides, repellants, and or pesticides covering
all pesticides and repellants containing toxic and non-toxic repellants
and pesticides, for insects, rodents, wildlife and all pests.
[0012] Another problem with conventional pesticide delivery system
are that there is not an easy convenient method in place where a
consumer can buy a large economical charging tank of pesticide,
repellant or insecticide and where a consumer or a commercial user
can refill the automatic pesticide delivery units of varying size
and insert the refillable tanks into their control units for operation
wherever they are to be used.
[0013] While these devices may be suitable for the particular purpose
to which they address, they are not as suitable for automating the
delivery of pesticides, insecticides, and repellants and for making
the control of pests much more convenient, efficient, productive,
and deadly. The main problem with conventional pesticide delivery
system are that they are cumbersome to use and that they are manual,
time-consuming systems to control pests and insects and rodents.
[0014] Another problem is that the spray cans for every day pesticides,
and pesticides used for gardens, for farming, for commercial use
and for other applications, including the killing of flies, ants,
spiders, roaches, mosquitoes, rodents, and other pests, are generally
not refillable.
[0015] Another problem with existing products is that they do not
automatically seal off areas of your house or apartment or zone
off areas in your garden, on your patio, or in commercial areas,
and keep them sprayed in an unattended fashion automatically to
alleviate pest problems while you are away.
[0016] Another problem with existing products is that they are
not designed to create boundaries of pesticide by spraying in line
squirts, in area squirts, and in fog squirts, to accommodate window
sills, doorways, hallways, and outdoor areas, as the custom designed
pesticide delivery units in our design allow you to cover areas
where pests may break through where they normally enter homes and
apartments.
[0017] Another problem with existing products is that they are
not programmable to automatically deliver pesticide at precisely
timed day/time intervals, or at certain timed moments for a broad
spectrum of insecticides, repellants, and or pesticides covering
all pesticides and repellants containing toxic and non-toxic repellants
and pesticides, for insects, rodents, wildlife and all pests.
[0018] Another problem of existing systems is that they do not
allow a user to program the system through manual means on a control
panel on the spray delivery system or to program a plurality of
spray delivery systems through wired or wireless means through a
wireless remote or through a computer whereby each spray delivery
system has a unique identification code and whereby a user may view
all programmed information for each spray delivery system and to
view how much is left in each cylinder at any point in time and
to alter and change programmed parameters as to how to deliver sprayable
items through automated means as in the present invention.
[0019] Also, another problem is that there is not an easy convenient
method in place where a consumer can buy a large economical charging
tank of pesticide, repellant or insecticide and where a consumer
or a commercial user can refill the automatic pesticide delivery
units of varying size and insert the refillable tanks into their
control units for operation wherever they are to be used.
[0020] In these respects, the automatic pesticide, insecticide,
repellant, poison, air freshener, disinfectant delivery systems
according to the present invention substantially departs from the
conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing
provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of automating
the delivery of pesticides, insecticides, and repellants and for
making the control of pests much more convenient, efficient, productive,
and deadly.
[0021] In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known
types of pesticides, insecticides, and repellants now present in
the prior art, the present invention provides a new automatic spray
delivery system construction wherein the same can be utilized for
automating the delivery of pesticides, insecticides, and repellants
and for making the control of pests much more convenient, effective,
productive, and deadly.
[0022] The general purpose of the present invention, which will
be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new
automatic pesticide-insecticide-repellant-poison delivery system
that has many of the advantages of the pesticide, insecticide, and
repellant delivery systems mentioned heretofore and many novel features
that result in new automatic pesticide-insecticide-repellant-poison
delivery systems which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested,
or even implied by any of the prior art pesticide delivery system,
either alone or in any combination thereof.
[0023] To attain this, the present invention generally comprises
logic circuits containing a circuit that will enable a user to program
the pesticide-insecticide-repellant delivery system to discharge
a spray of its poison at a pre-selected time interval or day/time
interval chosen in the unit's memory. Another component of the invention
includes a logic circuit that will warn the user when the cylinder
is low on poison through a pressure transducer when the system is
low on poison. Another component of the invention includes an electromechanical
valve that opens to let the poison escape when the automated spraying
mechanism of the pesticide, insecticide, repellant, air freshener,
or spray delivery system is activated.
[0024] The spray cylinder component of the invention contains the
pressurized insecticides, pesticides, repellants, air fresheners,
or other sprayable substances used by the automated spray system.
The electromechanical valve of the invention connects to the pressurized
spray cylinder and when activated releases a controlled burst (which
is settable) of insecticide, pesticide, repellant, air freshener,
or other sprayable substance(s) when programmed to do so by the
control circuits of the automatic pesticide, insecticide, repellant,
poison, air-freshener, or other sprayable substance delivery system.
The control circuits of the invention allow the user to set how
often the automatic spray system discharges a spray burst from the
cylinder to activate the electromechanical valve to release a controlled
burst of the cylinder contents.
[0025] They also tell the consumer how full the cylinder is and
if the cylinder is low on gas, powder, or liquid, or other sprayable
contents so the consumer or the commercial user can recharge the
cylinders or purchase new ones with more liquid insecticides, pesticides,
or repellants, air fresheners, or other sprayable contents, or purchase
entire new systems. The spray nozzles allow the pesticides, insecticides,
and or repellants to be directed as desired for spraying purposes
and can be adjusted by the consumer to spray as desired with adjustable
nozzles to spray in a number of ways or be fitted in manufacturing
to spray in a finite number of ways: (i.e., tight line spraying,
mist spraying, straight-line squirting, mist spray, 30 degree, 45
degree, 60 degree, 90 degree, 180 degree, 360 degree, or other degree
settings, or to use special nozzles where the nozzles themselves
can vary the spray degree angle, etc.). It is also envisioned that
there can be left-handed and right-handed models made and other
models where the models are made with multiple spray jets to spray
to the left, to the right, up, down, back, forward, etc., and some
right where the unit is placed to get everything. The units can
also spray in front and in behind of the units. Thus various spraying
arrangements can be developed and marketed. Extended tubes can deliver
a pesticide or repellant spray in an automated fashion by spraying
it through an extended tube to another area where the spraying canister
system is placed in one area and the tube is extended a certain
distance "X" away from the spraying canister system where
the tube will be mounted to an area where it will eventually spray
at; and where the tube will have an end where the actual spray may
flow in either a tight line spray, a mist spray, a straight-line
squirting, a mist spray, a 30 degree, a 45 degree, a 60 degree,
a 90 degree, a 180 degree, a 360 degree spray, or in another degree
setting proceeding out in one or more nozzles, at the other side
of the tube(s). The automatic pesticide, insecticide, and repellant
poison delivery system operates on batteries or on a power supply
that can be plugged into a wall. The pressure sensor, or pressure
transducer of the invention is designed to monitor the level of
sprayable content(s) in the system and display that information
through logic circuits on the system's liquid crystal or light emitting
diode display. The display panel of the invention allows the consumer
to program the automatic spray delivery system and to adjust its
settings and to view how much is in the cylinder at all times.
[0026] There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important
features of the invention in order that the detailed description
thereof may be better understood, and in order that the present
contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional
features of the invention that will be described hereinafter.
[0027] In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment
of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention
is not limited in its application to the details of construction
and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following
description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable
of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various
ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology
employed herein are for the purpose of the description and should
not be regarded as limiting.
[0028] A primary object of the present invention is to provide
automatic pesticide-insecticide-repellant-poison delivery systems
that will overcome the shortcomings of the prior art devices.
[0029] An object of the present invention is to provide automatic
pesticide-insecticide-repellant-poison delivery systems for automating
the delivery of pesticides, insecticides, and repellants and for
making the control of pests much more convenient, effective, productive,
and deadly.
[0030] Another object is to provide automatic pesticide-insecticide-repell-
ant-poison delivery system that has an automated pesticide spray
delivery cylinder, of size "X" and shape "Y"
that sprays pesticide, insecticide, or repellant onto a designated
area in a variety of specific ways (straight-line squirting, mist
spray, 30 degree, 45 degree, 60 degree, 90 degree, 180 degree, 360
degree, or another degree setting, etc.), that can sit on the window
sill, in the corner of the doorway, by the opening of a door frame,
or to be placed inconspicuously in hallways, on the floor next to
a door or window, behind a couch or table, or in other areas where
pests may travel to prevent them from entering an area by intermittently
spraying poison through electromechanically controlled spray bursts
as set through the timer, or through the interval timer or through
the day/hour programmable switch built into the pesticide delivery
system.
[0031] Another object is to provide a automate pesticide-insecticide-repel-
lant-poison delivery systems that has logic circuits built into
the pesticide or repellant delivery system to allow one to program
the delivery system to spray as one desires, such as every 5 minutes,
every 10 minutes, every 15 minutes, every 30 minutes, every 45 minutes,
every hour, every day, every 2 days, every 3 days, once every 4
days, once every 5 days, once a week, once a month, or however the
units are set and programmed. The units can be set to spray often
for parties, (i.e. where mosquitoes, or other pests may be a problem).
[0032] Another object is to provide automatic pesticide-insecticide-repell-
ant-poison delivery systems that have different types of spray shaping
nozzle ends where the unit actually shapes the spray coming out
of the electromechanical valve to accommodate different models and
spray parameters desired, (i.e., tight line spraying, mist spraying,
straight-line squirting, mist spray, 30 degree, 45 degree, 60 degree,
90 degree, 180 degree, 360 degree, or other degree settings, or
to use special nozzles where the nozzles themselves can vary the
spray degree angle, etc.). It is also envisioned that there can
be left-handed and right-handed models made and other models where
the models are made with multiple spray jets to spray to the left,
to the right, up, down, back, forward, etc., and some right where
the unit is placed to get everything. The units can also spray in
front and in behind of the units. Thus various spraying arrangements
can be developed and marketed.
[0033] Another object is to provide automatic pesticide-insecticide-repell-
ant-poison delivery systems that can deliver a pesticide, insecticide
or repellant spray in an automated fashion by spraying it through
an extended tube to another area where the spraying canister system
is placed in one area and the tube is extended a certain distance
"X" away from the spraying canister system where the tube
will be mounted to an area where it will eventually spray at; and
where the tube will have an end where the actual spray may flow
in either a tight line spray, a mist spray, a straight-line squirting,
a mist spray, a 30 degree, a 45 degree, a 60 degree, a 90 degree,
a 180 degree, a 360 degree spray, or in another degree setting proceeding
out in one or more nozzles, at the other side of the tube(s).
[0034] Another object is to provide automatic pesticide-insecticide-repell-
ant-poison delivery systems that have electromechanical valves designed
to trigger the release of the pesticide, insecticide, or the repellant
inside the pressurized cylinder or the cartridge of the pesticide,
insecticide, or the repellant delivery system upon a programmed
timed setting based on a timed interval, and or day/time, for a
variety of pesticides, insecticides, and or repellants.
[0035] Another object is to provide automatic pesticide-insecticide-repell-
ant-poison delivery systems that will warn the user when the pesticide-insecticide-repellant
delivery system is low on pesticide-insecticide-repellant so the
user knows that he or she should refill the unit with more poison
or spray liquid, or to purchase new canisters or cylinders.
[0036] Another object of my invention is to provide automatic insecticide-pesticide-and
or repellant spraying devices that are refillable from an economical
larger cylinder that can be bought to recharge the automatic spraying
units when they become low on pesticides, insecticides, and or repellants.
[0037] Another object of my invention is to provide automatic insecticide,
pesticide and repellant spraying units that function to spray automatically
based on automatic programmable settings that use toxic and or non-toxic
chemicals and insecticides, pesticides, and repellants.
[0038] Another object of my invention is to provide an optional
pressure transducer in the automatic pesticide, insecticide, repellant
poison delivery system connected to logic circuits and a display
readout that will warn the consumer when the system is low on pesticide,
insecticide, or repellant for the intended use for the area that
the system is intended to spray.
[0039] Another object of my invention is to provide an automatic
pesticide, insecticide, repellant poison delivery system with programmable
spraying capabilities to deliver pesticides, insecticides, and repellants
and poisons as programmed at regular intervals with a liquid crystal
display (LCD) readout and an input capability that will enable a
consumer to program the device to spray as intended, and so the
consumer can read other information such as when the system is low
on poison.
[0040] Another object is to provide automatic pesticide-insecticide-repell-
ant-poison delivery systems that spray insecticide, pesticide, or
repellant automatically based on programmable settings, and is offered
in a variety of sizes and shapes (from very small to very large),
with spraying capabilities to fit in a variety of locations for
strategic and continuous pesticide, insecticide, and repellant delivery
and operates on batteries or on a power supply that can be plugged
into a wall.
[0041] Other objects and advantages of the present invention will
become obvious to the reader and it is intended that these objects
and advantages are within the scope of the present invention.
[0042] To the accomplishment of the above and related objects and
advantages, this invention may be embodied in the form illustrated
in the accompanying drawings, attention being called to the fact,
however, that the drawings are illustrative only, and that changes
may be made in the specific construction illustrated.
[0043] Other objects and advantages of the present invention will
become apparent from the following descriptions, taken in connection
with the accompanying drawings, wherein, by way of illustration
and example, an embodiment of the present invention is disclosed.
[0044] In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention,
there is disclosed a machine that is an automatic pesticide-insecticide-repella-
nt-poison delivery system and or air freshener or disinfectant comprising:
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0045] The drawings constitute a part of this specification and
include exemplary embodiments to the invention, which may be embodied
in various forms. It is to be understood that in some instances
various aspects of the invention may be shown exaggerated or enlarged
to facilitate an understanding of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0046] Various other objects, features and attendant advantages
of the present invention will become fully appreciated as the same
becomes better understood when considered in conjunction with the
accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate
the same or similar parts throughout the several views, and wherein:
[0047] FIG. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the spray delivery
system.
[0048] FIG. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the spray delivery
system with an alternate control panel and display and a 90 degree
electromechanical adjustable spray shaping nozzle.
[0049] FIG. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the spray delivery
system showing yet another alternate control panel and display with
a fully adjustable electromechanical adjustable spray shaping nozzle.
[0050] FIG. 4 is a logic circuit block diagram of the spray delivery
system illustrating the functional and operational characteristics
of the spray delivery system.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
[0051] Detailed descriptions of the preferred embodiment are provided
herein. It is to be understood, however, that the present invention
may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific details disclosed
herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but rather as a basis
for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled
in the art to employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately
detailed system, structure or manner.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0052] Turning now descriptively to the drawings, in which similar
reference characters denote similar elements throughout the several
views, the attached figures illustrate automatic pesticide, insecticide,
repellant, poison, air freshener, disinfectant, or other sprayable
substance delivery systems, which comprises a logic circuits containing
a circuit that will enable a user to program the sprayable substance
delivery system to discharge a spray at a pre-selected time interval,
and or day/time interval as chosen in the unit's memory or manually
when a user depresses a button.
[0053] FIG. 1 depicts a view of the spray delivery system with
a cylinder 16 of "X" size having a control panel 22 of
"Y" size comprised of a power source, switches, buttons
or other interface means to program the spray delivery system and
or to activate the spray delivery system manually by depressing
a button and an LCD panel or other type of readout panel and a speaker
for audible warnings 24 when the system is low on fluid or cylinder
content levels. Also shown is an optional antennae 26 built into
the control panel having optional RF modulation circuits to allow
the spray delivery system to transmit its programmed settings and
its unique identification number to a wireless remote or to a computer
having a wireless receiver whereby the spray delivery system can
also transmit fluid levels through the antennae or low or empty
levels as well. Also shown is the primary electromechanical valve
10 that is used for releasing the compressed contents in the cylinder
16 which is connected to the cylinder through threaded means 14.
The primary electromechanical valve 10 also has a fluid or contents
level sensor 11 built into it that is used for reporting the amount
or level of what is in the cylinder at all times and to give low
or empty warnings on the LCD panel of the control panel or to give
an audible warning on the control panel's speaker 24 or to transmit
whether their cylinder(s) are low or empty or to transmit their
fluid level or content status, and all their programmed settings
and if the system is in proper operating condition along with their
identification number(s) through the antennae to a wireless remote
or to a computer through the antennae 26 (on deluxe versions). Further,
a user may program, re-program, modify or change all the programmable
settings of the spray delivery system through wired or wireless
means through a computer or a wireless remote through the antennae
or wired connection means of the spray delivery system. Also shown
on the primary electromechanical valve is a jack for connecting
a cable 27 whereby the cable can connect to a computer 28 for transmitting
the same information. Also shown in the drawing connected at the
top of the primary electromechanical valve is an extendable tube
17 of "Z" length having a secondary spray shaping nozzle
18 on the end of it with attachment means 20 that can be used to
attach it to areas that can deliver sprayable contents "Z"
length away from the compressed cylinder 16 whereby the extended
tube can be disconnected from the primary electromechanical valve
to attach either an electromechanical or a non-electromechanical
secondary spray shaping nozzle 12 in place of the extended tube
directly into the primary electromechanical valve.
[0054] FIG. 2 depicts an alternate view of the spray delivery system
with an alternate control panel and display and a 90 degree electromechanical
adjustable spray shaping nozzle. Shown is the spray delivery system
with a cylinder 16 of "X" size having an alternate control
panel 22' of "Y" size comprised of a power source, switches,
buttons or other interface means to program the spray delivery system
and or to activate the spray delivery system manually by depressing
a button and an LCD panel or other type of readout panel and a speaker
for audible warnings 24 (shown in FIG. 1) when the system is low
on fluid or cylinder content levels. Also shown is an optional antennae
26' built into the control panel having optional RF modulation circuits
to allow the spray delivery system to transmit its programmed settings
and its unique identification number to a wireless remote or to
a computer having a wireless receiver whereby the spray delivery
system can also transmit fluid levels through the antennae or low
or empty levels as well. Further, a user may program, re-program,
modify or change all the programmable settings of the spray delivery
system through wired or wireless means through a computer or a wireless
remote through the antennae or wired connection means of the spray
delivery system. Also shown is the primary electromechanical valve
10 that is used for releasing the compressed contents in the cylinder
16 which is connected to the cylinder through threaded means 14
as is shown in FIG. 1. The primary electromechanical valve 10 also
has a fluid or contents level sensor 11' built into it that is used
for reporting the amount or level of what is in the cylinder at
all times and to give low or empty warnings on the LCD panel of
the control panel or to give an audible warning on the control panel's
speaker 24 (shown in FIG. 1) or to transmit whether their cylinder(s)
are low or empty or to transmit their fluid level or content status,
and all their programmed settings and if the system is in proper
operating condition along with their identification number(s) through
the antennae to a wireless remote or to a computer through the antennae
26 (on deluxe versions). Also shown on the primary electromechanical
valve is a jack for connecting a cable 27 (shown in FIG. 1) whereby
the cable can connect to a computer 28 (shown in FIG. 1) for transmitting
the same information. Also shown in the drawing connected at the
top of the primary electromechanical valve is an an electromechanical
or a non-electromechanical secondary spray shaping nozzle 12' that
can either automatically or manually move in the vertical position
from 0-90 degrees that is directly attached into the primary electromechanical
valve 10. (It should be noted that the secondary spray shaping nozzle
can be manufactured to operate beyond the 0-90 degree settings and
or can be manufactured to move in any degree range desired.)
[0055] FIG. 3 depicts yet another alternate view of the spray delivery
system with yet another alternate control panel and display with
a fully adjustable electromechanical adjustable spray shaping nozzle.
Shown is the spray delivery system with a cylinder 16 of "X"
size having an alternate control panel 22" of "Y"
size comprised of a power source, switches, buttons or other interface
means to program the spray delivery system and or to activate the
spray delivery system manually by depressing a button and an LCD
panel or other type of readout panel and a speaker for audible warnings
24 (shown in FIG. 1) when the system is low on fluid or cylinder
content levels. Also shown is an optional antennae 26" built
into the control panel having optional RF modulation circuits to
allow the spray delivery system to transmit its programmed settings
and its unique identification number to a wireless remote or to
a computer having a wireless receiver whereby the spray delivery
system can also transmit fluid levels through the antennae or low
or empty levels as well. Further, a user may program, re-program,
modify or change all the programmable settings of the spray delivery
system through wired or wireless means through a computer or a wireless
remote through the antennae or wired connection means of the spray
delivery system. Also shown is the primary electromechanical valve
10 that is used for releasing the compressed contents in the cylinder
16 which is connected to the cylinder through threaded means 14
(as is shown in FIG. 1). The primary electromechanical valve 10
also has a fluid or contents level sensor 11" built into it
that is used for reporting the amount or level of what is in the
cylinder at all times and to give low or empty warnings on the LCD
panel of the control panel or to give an audible warning on the
control panel's speaker 24 (shown in FIG. 1) or to transmit whether
their cylinder(s) are low or empty or to transmit their fluid level
or content status, and all their programmed settings and if the
system is in proper operating condition along with their identification
number(s) through the antennae to a wireless remote or to a computer
through the antennae 26" (on deluxe versions). Also shown on
the primary electromechanical valve is a jack for connecting a cable
27 (shown in FIG. 1) whereby the cable can connect to a computer
28 (shown in FIG. 1) for transmitting the same information. Also
shown in the drawing connected at the top of the primary electromechanical
valve is an an electromechanical or a non-electromechanical secondary
spray shaping nozzle 12" that can either automatically or manually
move in the vertical position from 0-90 degrees, or in the horizontal
position 0-360 degrees that is directly attached into the primary
electromechanical valve 10. (It should be noted that the secondary
spray shaping nozzle can be manufactured to operate beyond the 0-90
vertical and or 0-360 degree settings and or can be manufactured
to move in any degree range desired.)
[0056] FIG. 4 is a logic circuit block diagram of the spray delivery
system illustrating the functional and operational characteristics
of the spray delivery system. Shown in the logic circuit block diagram
are the following logic modules: "ON/OFF & AC OR BATTERY
POWER TO SEPARATE UNITS" 50 which is a module utilized to turn
the system on or off and or and to put the system in stand-by mode
once it is on to operate in: programmed mode, interval timer mode
or in manual mode as desired through the: "MODE SELECT: PROGRAMMED
BURST, INTERVAL TIMER OR MANUAL" module 52; 50 is a module
that also drives and gives power to the: "HORIZONTAL SPRAY
SERVOS" 53 module; and to the: "VERTICAL SPRAY SERVOS"
54 module which are motorized modules that turn and direct the secondary
shaping spray nozzle in models with an electromechanical or a manual
secondary shaping spray nozzle (it is also assumed that non servo
designed systems can be developed); 50 also gives power to the entire
system and gives power to the logic circuits. The "MODE SELECT:
PROGRAMMED BURST, INTERVAL TIMER OR MANUAL" module 52 operates
"N" ELECTROMECHANICAL SPRAY VALVES CONNECTED TO FLUID
CYCLINDERS WITH CHOICE OF LINE, MIST, FOG, OR WIDE ANGLE JET MODES"
55 which is the primary electromechanical valve that dispenses compressed
cylinder contents; 52 also operates the: "PRESSURE CONTROLLER"
59 module which in turn feeds and controls 55 as well. The: "HORIZONTAL
SPRAY SERVOS" 53 module and the: VERTICAL SPRAY SERVOS"
54 module control the: "ELECTROMECHANICAL OR MANUAL SECONDARY
SHAPING VALVES" 56 module that direct and angle the spray that
proceeds out from the primary electromechanical valve 55 module
from the cylinder(s) in all variations of the automatic spray delivery
system(s) which further communicate information to the: "OPERATION
STATUS & REPORTING LOGIC" 57 module; which in turn sends
information to through: "WIRED OR WIRELESS TRANSMISSION TO
COMPUTER OR REMOTE INDICATING OPERATION STATUS" 51 module.
Further, the "OPERATION STATUS & REPORTING LOGIC"
57 module communicates in a bidirectional manner to the: "N"
ELECTROMECHANICAL SPRAY VALVES CONNECTED TO FLUID CYCLINDERS WITH
CHOICE OF LINE, MIST, FOG, OR WIDE ANGLE JET MODES" 55 module.
The: "ELECTROMECHANICAL OR MANUAL SECONDARY SHAPING VALVES"
56 module also communicate with a: "FLUID OR CONTENTS LEVEL
SENSOR" 63 module which in turn communicates with the: "LOW
LEVEL AUDIO OR VISUAL ALARM OR LEVEL REPORTING" 64 module and
with the: "WIRED OR WIRELESS TRANSMISSION TO COMPUTER OR REMOTE
INDICATING FLUID OR CONTENTS LEVEL STATUS WITH ID OF SPRAYABLE SYSTEM"
66 module. There is also a "USER INPUT" 61 module that
is comprised of a number of input means that includes a manual control
panel shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 and also to include wired and wireless
"USER INPUT" 61 to include a wired or a wireless remote
and or a computer to program and or to view the functions of the
spray delivery system and to view how the spray delivery system
has been programmed and to modify the settings at any time to include
the control panel means of the spray delivery system in all of the
variations shown and which can be varied in manufacture to be developed
in various forms and also to include wired connections whereby a
cable can be connected to the spray delivery system as shown in
FIG. 1, and or antennae means including RF modulation circuits built
into the circuitry of the control panel that will allow a user to
utilize a wireless remote or a computer with wireless means to access
the antennae and the RF modulation circuits to program the spray
delivery system or to view operating settings or view or see all
the settings of the spray delivery system including the remaining
contents of the cylinder if they are full, low, empty or any variation
thereof, at any time and or a user may program, re-program, modify
or change all the programmable settings of the spray delivery system
through the control panel on the spray delivery system or through
a wired connection or through wireless means through a computer
or a wireless remote through the antennae or wired connection means
connected to the spray delivery system whereby each spray delivery
system is identified with a unique identification number or frequency
and whereby a plurality of spray delivery systems can be selectively
programmed whereby the status of the functions and the levels of
the cylinder contents can be viewed and the programmed functions
of the spray delivery systems can be viewed with one wireless remote
or said functions can be programmed or viewed with wired or wireless
connections to one wireless remote or with one computer. Further,
the: "USER INPUT" 61 can be used to program and input
and change information in the: "ROM WITH PRE-PROGRAMMED AREA
SPRAYS INCLUDING PATTERNS AND SHAPES" 60 module which in turn
communicates with the: "MODE SELECT: PROGRAMMED BURST, INTERVAL
TIMER OR MANUAL" module 52 and with the: "HORIZONTAL SPRAY
SERVOS" 53 module and the: VERTICAL SPRAY SERVOS" 54 module
and with the: "PRESSURE CONTROLLER" 59 module. Further,
the "USER INPUT" 61 module can be used to program and
input and change information in the: "ROM WITH PROGRAMMABLE
ELECTROMECHANICAL PRIMARY VALVE SETTINGS FOR DISPENSING RATE CONTROL"
65 module which in turn communicates with the: "PRESSURE CONTROLLER"
59 module and with the "N" ELECTROMECHANICAL SPRAY VALVES
CONNECTED TO FLUID CYCLINDERS WITH CHOICE OF LINE, MIST, FOG, OR
WIDE ANGLE JET MODES" 55 module. Also the: "USER INPUT"
61 can be used to program and input and change information in the:
"ROM WITH PROGRAMMABLE DATE AND TIME SETTINGS" 62 module
which in turn communicates with the: "PRESSURE CONTROLLER"
59 module and with the: "ON/OFF & AC OR BATTERY POWER TO
SEPARATE UNITS" 50 module and with the: "ROM WITH PRE-PROGRAMMED
AREA SPRAYS INCLUDING PATTERNS AND SHAPES" 60 module. In variations
of the design utilizing versions where there is an extended tube
version to extend spraying from the cylinder a certain distance
from the cylinder utilizing an "extended tube" having
a nozzle affixed at the end of the "extended tube" there
is the: "TUBULAR HOSE EXTENSION" 58 that connects to the:
"N" ELECTROMECHANICAL SPRAY VALVES CONNECTED TO FLUID
CYCLINDERS WITH CHOICE OF LINE, MIST, FOG, OR WIDE ANGLE JET MODES"
55 module.
[0057] Other component(s) of the invention includes a logic circuit
that will warn the user when the cylinder is low on poison through
a pressure transducer when the system is low on poison or to indicate
how much is left in the cylinder at all times and also to tell the
user all set operating parameters that were set by the user by scrolling
through the buttons on the interfacing panel when going through
memory on the unit.
[0058] Another component of the invention includes a primary electromechanical
valve that opens to let the sprayable contents escape when the automated
spraying mechanism of the sprayable delivery system is activated.
[0059] The spray cylinder component of the invention contains the
pressurized insecticides, pesticides, repellants, air freshener(s),
disinfectants, or other sprayable substances used by the automated
spray system. The electromechanical valve of the invention can be
controlled by the logic circuits of the system to release contents
of the cylinder(s) in programmable amounts automatically as according
to programmable date/time circuits or as to programmed or set intervals
or the system may discharge contents through manual means if a user
depresses a button or a switch on the system that activates the
electromechanical valve that connects to the pressurized spray cylinder
when activated releases a controlled burst (which is settable) of
insecticide, pesticide, repellant, air freshener, or other sprayable
item when programmed to do so, or through manual election by the
control circuits of the automatic spray delivery system. The control
circuits of the invention allow the user to set how often the automatic
spray delivery system discharges a spray burst from the cylinder
to activate the electromechanical valve to release a controlled
burst of the cylinder contents. The logic through a sensor also
tells the consumer how full the cylinder is and if the cylinder
is low on gas, liquid, powder, oil or other sprayable substance
so the user can recharge the cylinders or purchase new systems.
The spray nozzles allow the sprayable substances to be directed
as desired for spraying purposes and can be adjusted by the user
to spray as desired with adjustable nozzles to spray in a number
of ways, including tight line squirts, to fog an area, to be directed
to spray certain areas and in certain angles, or be fitted In manufacturing
to spray in a finite number of ways: (i.e., tight line spraying,
mist spraying, straight-line squirting, mist spray, 30 degree, 45
degree, 60 degree, 90 degree, 180 degree, 360 degree, or other degree
settings, or to use special nozzles where the nozzles themselves
can vary the spray degree angle, etc.). It is also envisioned that
there can be left-handed and right-handed models made and other
models where the models are made with multiple spray jets to spray
to the left, to the right, up, down, back, forward, etc., and some
right where the unit is placed to get everything. The units can
also spray in front and in behind of the units. Thus various spraying
arrangements can be developed and marketed. Extended tubes can deliver
a pesticide, repellant, air freshener, disinfectant, poisons, in
an automated fashion by spraying it through an extended tube to
another area where the spraying canister system is placed in one
area and the tube is extended a certain distance "X" away
from the spraying canister system where the tube will be mounted
to an area where it will eventually spray at; and where the tube
will have an end where the actual spray may flow in either a tight
line spray, a mist spray, a straight-line squirting, a mist spray,
where it can fog an area, perform in a 30 degree, a 45 degree, a
60 degree, a 90 degree, a 180 degree, a 360 degree spray, or in
another degree setting proceeding out in one or more nozzles, at
the other side of the tube(s) where the shape of the spray may be
varied in any way by the nozzle(s). The extended tube can be made
out of any material that will not react with the pesticides, insecticides,
or the repellants.
[0060] The automatic spray delivery system operates on batteries
or on a power supply that can be plugged into a wall. The battery
system or power source of the unit has to be powerful enough to
drive the system. The spray cylinder can be made out of any material
that can withstand pressure and retain the liquids and gasses and
is commonly found in the industry and used for such purposes where
an electromechanical valve can be applied with control circuits
to release the contents in a programmable fashion. The cylinder
can be any size and shape and be made out of any material, plastic,
metal or any other material. It can also be made to be made refillable
or disposable. Furthermore, the spray cylinders models are to be
made in a variety of model sizes to contain pesticides, insecticides
and repellants under different pressures so their spray areas can
extend to different lengths. It is contemplated that different models
will be provided in the marketplace that will be rated for different
area needs to cover different pesticide, insecticide, and repellant
needs for all kinds of spraying needs over different areas over
the entire type of spraying functions. Thus various spraying arrangements
can be developed and marketed some with small cylinders under small
pressurization for only a few feet and some for great distances
over several feet or yards, under greater pressurization. The spray
nozzles can be made out of plastic or metal, or another material,
they can be attached onto the unit or they can be built into the
casing of the automatic spray delivery system.
[0061] The pressure sensor, or pressure transducer of the invention
is designed to monitor the level of the sprayable contents in the
system and display the level of fullness information through logic
circuits on the system's liquid crystal or light emitting diode
display. The pressure sensor, or pressure transducer of the invention
is designed to monitor the level of the sprayable content(s) in
the system and display that information through logic circuits on
the system's liquid crystal or light emitting diode display. The
pressure sensor, or pressure transducer of the invention is designed
to monitor the level of the pesticide, insecticide and or the repellant
in the system and display that information through logic circuits
on the system's liquid crystal or light emitting diode display.
The pressure sensor or the pressure transducer is as those commonly
found in the industry. Further, the pressure sensor on deluxe models
will send a low or empty signal along with the spray delivery unit's
identification number to a remote wireless warning device whereby
there can be one or more spray delivery units reporting to the same
remote wireless warning device to warn users when spray delivery
unit(s) are low or empty.
[0062] The control panel and the display panel of the invention
allows the consumer to program the spray delivery system and to
adjust its programmable settings and to view how much is in the
cylinder at all times no matter what it contains and to display
a message if it is low or empty.
[0063] The electromechanical valve of the invention connects to
the pressurized spray cylinder and when activated releases a controlled
burst (which is settable) of insecticide, pesticide, repellant,
air freshener, or other sprayable contents when programmed to do
so or by the user depressing a manual button through the control
circuits of the automatic spray delivery system. The duration and
the magnitude of the spray burst released by the electromechanical
release valve is controlled by the control circuits of the delivery
system by how far open and how long the valve remains open. The
nozzles at the opening at the end of the electromechanical valve
or at the end of the tubes attached to the electromechanical valve
shape the stream or the shape of the pesticide, insecticide or repellant
stream into the atmosphere or into the area where they are to be
sprayed. The electromechanical valve can be made out of a variety
of materials including plastic and or metal parts and can be any
size to fit around the cylinder(s) proportionately.
[0064] The control circuits of the invention allow the user to
set how often the automatic spray delivery system discharges a spray
burst from the cylinder(s) to activate the electromechanical valve
to release a controlled burst of the cylinder(s) contents. They
also tell the consumer how full the cylinder is and if the cylinder
is low on gas or liquid or other sprayable substances so the user
can recharge the cylinders or purchase new systems. The control
circuits also control how wide the electromechanical valve opens
to release the sprayable contents and they also control how long
the electromechanical valve remains open when discharging pressurized
contents. They also warn the user when the system is low on sprayable
contents through an audible beep, or other visual means. The control
circuits contain all the buttons for programming and for displaying
information for the operation of the delivery system.
[0065] The display panel of the invention allows the consumer to
program the spray delivery system and to adjust its settings and
to view how much of the sprayable contents are in the cylinder at
all times. The display of the automatic pesticide, insecticide,
repellant poison delivery system uses a liquid crystal display or
a light emitting diode or other such display used to help the consumer
adjust the settings of the system and to view the pressure level
of the system.
[0066] The automatic pesticide, insecticide, repellant poison delivery,
or other sprayable substance system has a number or main components
and subcomponents that are interconnected as follows:
[0067] The spray cylinder can contain pesticide, insecticide, repellant,
air freshener, disinfectant or another ingredient under pressure
that is connected to an electromechanical valve which is controlled
by logic circuits and buttons in the control circuit portion of
the system which a consumer can use to program the system for controlled
release of the pesticide, insecticide, or the repellant as desired.
The control circuits also contain a display panel for assisting
in the programming of the system and for viewing the pressure of
the system. The electromechanical valve of the system opens briefly
when the logic circuits are activated and the pesticide, insecticide,
and or repellant is discharged through the electromechanical valve
and out from the secondary shaping valves and out from the cylinder.
When the system is low on pressure for intended operation for the
area that the system is supposed to cover, the display panel will
indicate that information on deluxe models. Different models and
sizes of the automated pesticide, insecticide, repellant poison
delivery system are contemplated with varying cylinder sizes to
accommodate different spray area needs and to fit in areas where
there are different constraints and requirements. Canisters can
be made with double adhesive tape to mount the units, or for more
permanent installations, mounting brackets with screws can be provided,
or stand alone models can also be provided. Systems under different
pressures can also be provided so that the spray ejected from the
units can reach certain area parameters for different needs (for
example, some units can be made to spray an area of (3) three feet,
others (5) five feet, others (10) ten feet, others (20) twenty feet,
others (30) thirty feet, etc).
[0068] The spray cylinder contains pesticide, insecticide, repellant,
air freshener or other sprayable contents under pressure that is
connected to an electromechanical valve which is controlled by logic
circuits and buttons in the control circuit portion of the system
which a consumer can use to program the system for controlled release
of the pesticide, insecticide, or the repellant as desired. The
control circuits also contain a display panel for assisting in the
programming of the system and for viewing the pressure of the system.
The electromechanical valve of the system opens briefly when the
logic circuits are activated and the pesticide, insecticide, and
or repellant is discharged through the electromechanical valve and
out from the secondary shaping valves and out from the cylinder.
When the system is low on pressure for intended operation for the
area that the system is supposed to cover, the display panel will
indicate that information on deluxe models. Thus, when programmed
and installed, the automatic pesticide, insecticide, repellant,
poison, air freshener, disinfectant or any type of spray or powder
delivery system will intermittently deliver and discharge a burst
of pesticide, insecticide and or repellant or other item at controlled
intervals as programmed until the unit is out of liquid/gas/powder
and it will also warn the consumer when the system is low on pressure
for the intended area it is covering through an audible or a visual
indicator on the system's display or control panel.
[0069] As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation
of the present invention, the same should be apparent from the above
description. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the
manner of usage and operation will be provided.
[0070] With respect to the above description then, it is to be
realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts
of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape,
form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed
readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all
equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and
described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by
the present invention.
[0071] Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only
of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications
and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is
not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and
operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications
and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of
the invention.
[0072] While the invention has been described in connection with
a preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the scope of
the invention to the particular form set forth, but on the contrary,
it is intended to cover such alternatives, modifications, and equivalents
as may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention
as defined by the appended claims.
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