Patents by Inventor Franz-Xaver Maidl

Franz-Xaver Maidl has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for ascertaining the fertilizer requirement, in particular the nitrogen fertilizer requirement, and apparatus for carrying out the method
    Patent number: 10007640
    Abstract: A method and a device for discharging fertilizer for agricultural cultivated plants are disclosed. According to the invention, the required quantity of fertilizer is determined depending on the current nutrient uptake (nutrient status), optimum nutrient uptake (nutrient requirement) by the fertilizing deadline, and optimum nutrient uptake (nutrient requirement by the next fertilizing deadline, wherein other influencing factors are taken into consideration via a correction factor DIMA.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Technische Universität München
    Inventor: Franz-Xaver Maidl
  • Method for Ascertaining the Fertilizer Requirement, in Particular the Nitrogen Fertilizer Requirement, and Apparatus for Carrying Out the Method
    Publication number: 20130338931
    Abstract: A method and a device for discharging fertilizer for agricultural cultivated plants are disclosed. According to the invention, the required quantity of fertilizer is determined depending on the current nutrient uptake (nutrient status), optimum nutrient uptake (nutrient requirement) by the fertilizing deadline, and optimum nutrient uptake (nutrient requirement by the next fertilizing deadline, wherein other influencing factors are taken into consideration via a correction factor DIMA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: Techische Universitat Munchen
    Inventor: Franz-Xaver Maidl