MICHAEL S PERKINS, M.D.
Medical Practice at Shoal Creek Blvd, Austin, TX

2005021, Sep 29, 2005

Mar 26, 2004

10/810102

James Clark - Austin TX, US
Michael Perkins - Austin TX, US
David Small - Bastrop TX, US
Paul Morgenstern - Austin TX, US

G05D007/00

700284000, 239069000

A water irrigation system may include a computer system, a sensing unit, an irrigation controller, and/or a water delivery system. The sensing unit may include a moisture gauge. A rate of evaporation of moisture from a collector of a moisture gauge may be within about 10% of an average rate of evaporation of moisture from a zone to be irrigated. The sensing unit may assess an amount of moisture in the collector and provide output that is a function of the amount of moisture in the collector to the computer system. The computer system may control irrigation of the zone to be irrigated at least partially based on the assessed amount of moisture in the collector. A method of controlling irrigation may include receiving moisture in a collector and controlling irrigation of a zone to be irrigated at least partially based on an assessed amount of moisture in the collector.

6137675, Oct 24, 2000

Apr 15, 1998

9/060658

Michael T. Perkins - Austin TX

A61F 500

361679

A supportive belt for supporting devices such as computer components around a user's torso, including a vertically rigid rear plate, vertically rigid side and front pod elements, and a front buckle fastener. Hinged pod elements in the belt provide horizontal flexibility and associated springs enable the belt to be self-tensioning. A cantilevered arm is supported on a pod element with movement in four directions for supporting input/output devices, platforms, sensors, readers, etc. Keyboard units are cantilever supported on a pod element. The belt and computer components may be used on a torso, on a workstation platform, etc. and may be readily folded for transport. Passageways in the pod elements enable air to flow through the pod elements and remove heat from the torso.

2005021, Sep 29, 2005

Mar 26, 2004

10/811015

James Clark - Austin TX, US
Michael Perkins - Austin TX, US
David Small - Bastrop TX, US

B05D001/00

239069000, 239001000, 239071000, 239201000, 239DIG014

A water irrigation system may include a computer system, a sensing unit, an irrigation controller, and/or a water delivery system. The sensing unit may include a wind sensor. The wind sensor may include thermistors. The sensing unit may assess wind speed at one of the thermistors as a function of temperature. The sensing unit may provide output based on the assessed wind speed to the computer system. The computer system may control irrigation of a zone to be irrigated at least partially based on the assessed wind speed. A method of controlling irrigation may include assessing wind speed as a function of temperature, assessing an irrigation need of the zone to be irrigated at least partially based on the assessed wind speed, and controlling irrigation to at least meet the assessed irrigation need of the zone to be irrigated.

7165730, Jan 23, 2007

Mar 26, 2004

10/809990

James Jolly Clark - Austin TX, US
Michael T. Perkins - Austin TX, US
David Small - Bastrop TX, US

A01G 27/00, B05B 3/00, B05B 3/18

239 67, 239 63, 239 64, 239 65, 239 66, 239 68, 239 69, 239 70, 239723, 239726

A water irrigation system may include a computer system, a sensing unit, an irrigation controller, and/or a water delivery system. The sensing unit may include a moisture gauge. The moisture gauge may include a capacitor coupled to a collector. The sensing unit may assess an amount of moisture in the collector and provide output that is a function of the amount of moisture in the collector to the computer system. The computer system may control irrigation of a zone to be irrigated at least partially based on the assessed amount of moisture in the collector. A method of controlling irrigation may include assessing an amount of moisture in a collector near or in a zone to be irrigated and controlling irrigation at least partially based on the assessed amount of moisture in the collector.

7171955, Feb 6, 2007

Aug 31, 2004

10/930998

Michael T. Perkins - Austin TX, US

F02B 33/00, F02B 29/04, F01P 7/14

123563, 123 411, 60599

A method and system for temperature conditioning of engine intake air by use of controllable intercooler which consists of an active thermoelectric device and a controllable valve system which optimally directs the path of airflow through a plurality of chambers in response to signals from a controller in order to optimally provide temperature conditioned air to the engine. System features temperature storage isolated from heat soaked engine components allowing immediate and efficient conditioning of airflow into an internal combustion engine. Intelligent control of this device removes parasitic power drains during high demand situations.