Patents by Inventor Arjan Smit

Arjan Smit 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 distributing feed over a plurality of separate feeding locations and a feeding system therefor
    Patent number: 10743519
    Abstract: A method for distributing feed over multiple separate feeding locations includes determining which feeding locations have a feed requirement; selecting a first feeding location among the feeding locations having a feed requirement; determining a feed composition to be delivered to the first feeding location; determining which further feeding locations have a feed requirement and require the same feed composition; selecting at least one further feeding location; filling the feed delivery device with an amount of the determined feed composition; and distributing the feed, wherein the amount of feed distributed to a selected feeding location depends on the ratio between amount to be delivered to said selected feeding location and the sum of the amounts of feed to be delivered to all selected feeding locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: LELY PATENT N.V.
    Inventors: Ruud Ruizenaar, Arjan Smit
  • Method for distributing feed over a plurality of separate feeding locations and a feeding system therefor
    Patent number: 10172322
    Abstract: A method for distributing feed over multiple separate feeding locations includes determining which feeding locations have a feed requirement; selecting a first feeding location among the feeding locations having a feed requirement; determining a feed composition to be delivered to the first feeding location; determining which further feeding locations have a feed requirement and require the same feed composition; determining a maximum filling amount of the feed delivery device; selecting at least one further feeding location until the required amount of feed exceeds the maximum filling amount with a surplus amount of feed; filling the feed delivery device with the maximum filling amount; and distributing the feed in the feed delivery device. Each selected feeding location receives the respective required amount except the feeding location requiring the most which receives the respective required amount minus the surplus amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: LELY PATENT N.V.
    Inventors: Ruud Ruizenaar, Arjan Smit
  • A METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING FEED OVER A PLURALITY OF SEPARATE FEEDING LOCATIONS AND A FEEDING SYSTEM THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20170156287
    Abstract: A method for distributing feed over multiple separate feeding locations includes determining which feeding locations have a feed requirement; selecting a first feeding location among the feeding locations having a feed requirement; determining a feed composition to be delivered to the first feeding location; determining which further feeding locations have a feed requirement and require the same feed composition; determining a maximum filling amount of the feed delivery device; selecting at least one further feeding location until the required amount of feed exceeds the maximum filling amount with a surplus amount of feed; filling the feed delivery device with the maximum filling amount; and distributing the feed in the feed delivery device. Each selected feeding location receives the respective required amount except the feeding location requiring the most which receives the respective required amount minus the surplus amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Applicant: LELY PATENT N.V.
    Inventors: Ruud RUIZENAAR, Arjan SMIT
  • A METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING FEED OVER A PLURALITY OF SEPARATE FEEDING LOCATIONS AND A FEEDING SYSTEM THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20170055494
    Abstract: A method for distributing feed over multiple separate feeding locations includes determining which feeding locations have a feed requirement; selecting a first feeding location among the feeding locations having a feed requirement; determining a feed composition to be delivered to the first feeding location; determining which further feeding locations have a feed requirement and require the same feed composition; selecting at least one further feeding location; filling the feed delivery device with an amount of the determined feed composition; and distributing the feed, wherein the amount of feed distributed to a selected feeding location depends on the ratio between amount to be delivered to said selected feeding location and the sum of the amounts of feed to be delivered to all selected feeding locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: LELY PATENT N.V.
    Inventors: Ruud Ruizenaar, Arjan Smit