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Is a drip irrigation kit patented?

Short answer: specific designs of a drip irrigation kit have been patented many times, but "a drip irrigation kit" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.

What our index shows
  • 278 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “drip irrigation” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
  • Among the 278 best keyword matches we examined, 112 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
  • Most frequent assignees in those matches: ENPLAS CORP (55), THE TORO CO (6), NETAFIM LTD (6), T SYSTEMS INT INC (5).
  • Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A01G (241), Y02A (190), B05B (33), B29C (30).

Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.

14 real patent publications related to a drip irrigation kit

  1. Water Bowl Connectable to Drip Irrigation System and Emitter Therefor US-2023189756-A1 2023 · LUCKYCHOCO LLC
    A bowl is attached to a drip irrigation system at an emitter, so that the bowl can be filled with water in an automated fashion, using the control timer and solenoid valves of the existing irrigation system. The emitter has a stem…
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  2. Resin composition, emitter, and tube for drip irrigation US-2023151205-A1 2023 · ENPLAS CORP
    The problem of the present invention is to provide a biodegradable resin composition that can be easily molded in a short time, with molded bodies therefrom having appropriate flexibility. The resin composition for solving the abo…
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  3. Emitter and tube for drip irrigation US-10912263-B2 2021 · ENPLAS CORP
    An emitter includes a water intake part, a pressure-reducing flow path part, a first flow-rate adjusting part, a second flow-rate adjusting part, and a discharge part. The first flow-rate adjusting part includes a first valve seat…
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  4. Emitter, and drip irrigation tube provided with same US-2020093076-A1 2020 · ENPLAS CORP
    The present invention aims to provide an emitter and a drip irrigation tube that can suppress the variations in the discharge amount of the liquid caused by the temperature of the liquid in the drip irrigation tube. The emitter (1…
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  5. Emitter and drip irrigation tube including the same US-2019388924-A1 2019 · ENPLAS CORP
    The present invention aims to provide an emitter and a drip irrigation tube that can suppress the variations in the discharge amount of the liquid caused by pressure fluctuations of the liquid in the drip irrigation tube. The emit…
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  6. Emitter and drip irrigation tube US-10034439-B2 2018 · ENPLAS CORP
    An emitter that is arranged on an inner wall surface of a tube through which an irrigation liquid flows, the emitter being arranged at a position that corresponds to a discharge opening that communicates between the inside and out…
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  7. Drip irrigation tube and drip irrigation system WO-2018021074-A1 2018 · ENPLAS CORP
    This drip irrigation tube has a tube comprising a first flow path and a second flow path, and an emitter. A first through hole is open to the first flow path and the second flow path. A second through hole is open to the second fl…
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  8. Flow rate control device, emitter, and drip irrigation tube WO-2017212851-A1 2017 · ENPLAS CORP
    This flow rate control device comprises a plurality of flow rate control units. Each flow rate control unit further includes: a flow rate control unit main body; a flow path that is positioned inside the flow rate control unit mai…
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  9. Dripping speed adjustable molecular energy drip irrigation emitter with water delivery apparatus formed by gradually widened slit WO-2015085831-A1 2015 · TAN ZHAOHUI
    A drip irrigation emitter comprises a first arched tabulate material (7), a second tabulate material (9), and a 0.01-2mm support object (8) sandwiched between the first arched tabulate material (7) and the second tabulate material…
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  10. Method for producing drip irrigation tubes US-9192108-B2 2015 · KERTSCHER EBERHARD
    In a method for producing drip irrigation tubes, a body is extruded, from which the tube is formed and in which metering elements ( 10 ) are attached, which are connected to the body by means of ultrasonic welding. For such drip i…
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  11. Drip irrigation emitters with manually adjustable water directing structure US-8579215-B2 2013 · ZAVOLI LUCAS BRANDON
    An emitter to be used for drip irrigation is described. It includes a base equipped with a plunger that can be inserted into a drip irrigation pipe. The base is shaped to hold a spherical rotating member. This rotating member is t…
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  12. Device for production of drip irrigation tubes US-8475617-B2 2013 · KERTSCHER EBERHARD
    A device for producing a drip irrigation tube comprising an extrusion apparatus for extruding a tube body made from a thermoplastic synthetic material is provided. Metering elements are inserted in the extruded tube body and conne…
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  13. Water irrigation system including drip irrigation emitters US-2010219265-A1 2010 · FELD TANHUM
    A water irrigation system, includes a water supply tube for conducting water through its interior and formed with a plurality of outlet openings spaced along its length for distributing water to plants growing in soil along the le…
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  14. Method and Apparatus Utilizing Irrigation Drippers for Minimizing Water from Being Wasted in Toilets US-2010313348-A1 2010 · BIZON JOHN JOSEPH
    Various methods and apparatus are described utilizing irrigation drippers ( 30 ) for minimizing water from being wasted in toilets. One of several embodiments (FIG. 1 ) is shown with a toilet tank ( 70 ) and an irrigation dripper…
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What this means for your idea

Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a drip irrigation kit been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Outdoor products differ mostly in weatherproofing, power source, folding mechanisms and how they mount or anchor.

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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.