Timothy J Simon

US Patent:

6490505, Dec 3, 2002

Filed:

Nov 17, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/440300

Inventors:

Timothy M. Simon - San Francisco CA
Blaine M. Smith - Portland OR

Assignee:

Tim Simon, Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

G05D 700

US Classification:

700284, 239 69, 239 70, 13762411

Abstract:

An irrigation timer ( ) includes a controller ( ), including output signal terminals ( ) coupleable to irrigation valve actuators ( ) and an internal clock, and user inputs ( ). Each irrigation valve actuator is coupleable to an irrigation valve for a watering zone with a watering period setting for each of the watering zones during a watering cycle ( ). The controller divides the watering period for each watering zone by an integer n greater than 1 to obtain fractional watering periods ( ). This permits each zone to be watered for its fractional watering period during a first fractional watering cycle ( ) prior to beginning a second fractional watering cycle n of the fractional watering cycles constitute the watering cycle. The use of fractional watering periods help to spread out watering over a long period of time in each zone.

US Patent:

6507775, Jan 14, 2003

Filed:

Nov 17, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/440298

Inventors:

Timothy M. Simon - San Francisco CA
Blaine M. Smith - Portland OR

Assignee:

Tim Simon, Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

G05D 700

US Classification:

700284, 239 69, 13762411

Abstract:

An irrigation timer ( ) includes a controller ( ) coupleable to a power source ( ), user inputs ( ) coupled to the controller, controller output terminals ( ) coupleable to an irrigation valve actuator ( ) and an internal day-of-week and time-of-day clock. The controller may be pre-programmed with a predetermined, known initialization day-of-week and start time-of-day setting so that upon actuation, the clock automatically begins running at that setting, such as Sunday, 6:00 PM. The user inputs may have a single, preset function so that no user input is a multifunction input to help make programming essentially intuitive.

US Patent:

6710705, Mar 23, 2004

Filed:

Apr 26, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/844065

Inventors:

Blaine M. Smith - Portland OR
Timothy M. Simon - San Francisco CA

Assignee:

Tim Simon, Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

G08B 310

US Classification:

3403842, 34038473, 340540, 3405453

Abstract:

A pest deterrent device attracts the attention of a pest with ultrasonic noise and then produces a series of flashes to drive off the pest. In one embodiment, the device continuously produces ultrasound, changing the ultrasound when a pest is detected. In another embodiment, the device does not produce ultrasound until a pest is detected. In a further embodiment, the flash charging circuit is used to modulate the ultrasound while the flash is operated. In a particular embodiment, four ultrasonic speakers are arranged in a series-parallel configuration with a total capacitance of about 0. 2 micro-Farads achieve 120 dB of sound output with a supply voltage of about 12-18 V.

US Patent:

6856243, Feb 15, 2005

Filed:

Feb 6, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/773498

Inventors:

Blaine M. Smith - Portland OR, US
Timothy M. Simon - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Tim Simon, Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

G08B003/10

US Classification:

3403842, 340511, 340520, 340524

Abstract:

A pest deterrent device attracts the attention of a pest with ultrasonic noise and then produces a series of flashes to drive off the pest. In one embodiment, the device continuously produces ultrasound, changing the ultrasound when a pest is detected. In another embodiment, the device does not produce ultrasound until a pest is detected. In a further embodiment, the flash charging circuit is used to modulate the ultrasound while the flash is operated. In a particular embodiment, four ultrasonic speakers are arranged in a series-parallel configuration with a total capacitance of about 0. 2 micro-Farads achieve 120 dB of sound output with a supply voltage of about 12-18 V.

US Patent:

6886754, May 3, 2005

Filed:

Jun 3, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/453840

Inventors:

Blaine M. Smith - Portland OR, US
Timothy M. Simon - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Tim Simon, Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

G23D023/30

US Classification:

236 10, 62298, 236 78 R

Abstract:

A thermostat is operable from battery, common-wire (“C-wire”), or furnace relay power. The thermostat includes a power source selector, such as a jumper wire, that is set when the thermostat is installed in a heating system. In a gas millivolt heating system, the thermostat operates off of battery power. In heating systems having a C-wire, a diode bridge converter converts alternating-current voltage to direct-current voltage to provide operating power to the thermostat. In heating systems without a C-wire and having sufficient furnace relay current, a triac converter in series with the furnace relay provides voltage spikes to the diode bridge converter to provide operating power to the thermostat when the furnace is on, and the diode bridge converts AC to DC voltage when the furnace is not on. The thermostat can also be used in cooling systems and heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems. Thus, the thermostat can be used in a wide variety of applications.

US Patent:

D520884, May 16, 2006

Filed:

Oct 28, 2004

Appl. No.:

29/216108

Inventors:

Timothy M. Simon - San Francisco CA, US
Matthew T. Fisher - Reno NV, US

Assignee:

Tim Simon, Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

1004

US Classification:

D10 50

US Patent:

D535571, Jan 23, 2007

Filed:

Dec 8, 2005

Appl. No.:

29/244384

Inventors:

Timothy M. Simon - San Francisco CA, US
Matthew T. Fisher - Reno NV, US

Assignee:

Tim Simon, Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

1003

US Classification:

D10 40

US Patent:

D535895, Jan 30, 2007

Filed:

Dec 8, 2005

Appl. No.:

29/244383

Inventors:

Timothy M. Simon - San Francisco CA, US
Matthew T. Fisher - Reno NV, US

Assignee:

Tim Simon, Inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

1003

US Classification:

D10 40