Patents by Inventor Dennis Bergerfurth
Dennis Bergerfurth 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).
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Publication number: 20230345862Abstract: A metering device for an agricultural machine for outputting granular solids from at least one storage container to at least one dispensing unit by means of a conveyor system has a metering housing, and at least one inflow opening and at least one discharge opening for the granular solid. The metering housing forms a metering chamber on the inside. Between the metering chamber and the conveyor system a conveyor device rotating about a rotary axis is arranged. The conveyor device comprises at least one first rotary slide valve with at least one first opening for controlling the inflow and/or discharge of the granular solid into the or out of the conveyor device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2021Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: LEMKEN GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Christian GOTZEN, Dennis BERGERFURTH, Bernd VALTWIES
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Publication number: 20230189695Abstract: A metering device for an agricultural machine for outputting granular solids out of at least one storage container to at least one dispensing unit by means of, in particular, a pneumatic conveyor system, has a metering housing. The metering housing comprises at least one mounting flange on the storage container-side and/or conveyor system-side as well as at least one inflow opening and at least one discharge opening for the granular solid. The at least one mounting flange is formed as polygon or circular.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2021Publication date: June 22, 2023Applicant: LEMKEN GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Christian GOTZEN, Dennis BERGERFURTH, Bernd VALTWIES
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Publication number: 20220248596Abstract: The present invention relates to an agricultural sowing machine having a machine frame and a plurality of drill units moveably arranged next to one another on the machine frame and seed separating devices, wherein the drill units comprise at least furrow opener, a conveying line for conveying the seeds from the seed separating device to a placement zone with a dispensing opening arranged near the ground and a pressure element, the at least one furrow opener, the dispensing opening and the pressure element being arranged in this operating sequence relative to one another in the drill unit and the seed separating device, without a mechanically rigid connection to a component of a drill unit, is moveably connected to the machine frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2020Publication date: August 11, 2022Inventors: Dennis Bergerfurth, Christian Gotzen
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Patent number: 11357162Abstract: A seed drill having a frame, to which at least one seeding coulter and a fertiliser coulter arranged upstream of the seeding coulter in a working direction are connected. The seeding coulter and the fertiliser coulter are each assigned depth control.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: LEMKEN GMBH & CO KGInventors: Dennis Bergerfurth, Christian Gotzen, Martin Gebbeken
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Publication number: 20210185891Abstract: The present invention relates to a seed drill having a frame, to which the at least one seeding coulter and a fertiliser coulter arranged upstream of the seeding coulter in a working direction are connected, wherein the seeding coulter and the fertiliser coulter are each assigned a depth control means.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2019Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Dennis Bergerfurth, Christian Gotzen, Martin Gebbeken
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Patent number: 10966365Abstract: A hydraulically-foldable agricultural machine frame includes a hydraulic cylinder assembly that connects and pivots two lateral parts of the hydraulically-foldable agricultural machine frame relative to one another, wherein unrestricted pivoting or folding of the lateral parts is prevented by movement of the hydraulic cylinder assembly only being guided or delimited laterally.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2016Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: LEMKEN GMBH & CO KGInventors: Martin Gebbeken, Dennis Bergerfurth, Mark Berendsen, Marcel Geraats, Christian Gotzen, Thomas Lukas, Christian Paessens, Dieter Werries, Andreas Van Kann, Clemens Diepers
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Patent number: 10746336Abstract: The invention relates to a hose connector system (1) for use in an agricultural spreader machine (15), which system is characterized by rapid and secure assembly, and therefore economical production and high modularity.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2015Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Lemken GMBH & Co KGInventors: Mark Berendsen, Dennis Bergerfurth, Martin Gebbeken, Marcel Geraats, Christian Gotzen, Thomas Lukas, Christian Paessens, Dieter Werries
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Patent number: 10575455Abstract: A press wheel comprises an outer, circular tyre element, for an agricultural sowing machine, wherein ribs enclosed by an elastic filler material ensure improved radial and lateral guidance and suspension for the press wheel.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2016Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: LEMKEN GMBH & Co KGInventors: Martin Gebbeken, Dennis Bergerfurth, Mark Berendsen, Marcel Geraats, Christian Gotzen, Thomas Lukas, Christian Paessens, Dieter Werries, Andreas Van Kann, Clemens Diepers
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Patent number: 10512208Abstract: An agricultural seed drill with a seed sensor, generally of the type having a plurality of row units comprising a separation device. The separation device is provided with two or more separate outlet openings for separated seeds, and wherein each outlet opening is associated with a guide channel and a furrow opener, for depositing seed into a ground furrow. Further, a detector is arranged between the outlet opening and the furrow opener, to detect the discharge of a separated seed element through the outlet opening into the furrow opener and to convert it into a signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Lemken GMBH & Co KGInventors: Martin Gebbeken, Dennis Bergerfurth, Mark Berendsen, Marcel Geraats, Christian Gotzen, Thomas Lukas, Christian Paessens, Dieter Werries, Andreas Van Kann, Jorg Dupmann
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Patent number: 10362724Abstract: Viewed in the direction of travel, fertilizer coulters and swivel-mounted seed coulters (13) are arranged at coulter arms (40) on the frame (6) of a pneumatic precision seed drill. Between them there is a working device designed as a roller (15), which is designed for the re-compaction of the soil thrown up by the fertilizer coulter (12), the pre-compaction of soil between the working device (14) and seed coulter (13), and as a depth guidance roller for the precision seed drill.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2014Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: LEMKEN GMBH & CO.KGInventors: Mark Berendsen, Dennis Bergerfurth, Martin Gebbeken, Marcel Geraats, Christian Gotzen, Thomas Lukas, Christian Paessens, Dieter Werries
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Patent number: 10327376Abstract: A multiple singling device is mounted on a row unit of an agricultural single-seed drilling machine and has a split housing with a multifunctional center piece.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: LEMKEN GMBH & CO KGInventors: Martin Gebbeken, Dennis Bergerfurth, Mark Berendsen, Marcel Geraats, Christian Gotzen, Thomas Lukas, Christian Paessens, Dieter Werries, Andreas Van Kann
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Patent number: 10149425Abstract: A pneumatic precision seed drill has a multiplicity of seeding hearts 1 for holding pivoting separating devices 3 exposed to a pressure difference between their inner space 21 and their exterior space 22. A multiplicity of holes 17-20 intended for the accumulation of seeds is arranged in the device 3. The separating device 3 is formed by a pair of separating plates 4, 5 connected to one another at their outer edge 38, 39 that are arranged offset in a tangential direction to one another to produce a spread seed row and are assigned to separate outlets 23, 24 for the discharge of the seed from the seeding heart 1 in the direction of the sowing coulter.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2014Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: LEMKEN GMBH & CO. KG.Inventors: Mark Berendsen, Dennis Bergerfurth, Martin Gebbeken, Marcel Geraats, Christian Gotzen, Thomas Lukas, Christian Paessens, Dieter Werries
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Publication number: 20180317376Abstract: The invention relates to a press wheel (1) comprising an outer, circular tyre element (3), for an agricultural sowing machine (2), wherein ribs (6) enclosed by an elastic filler material (7) ensure improved radial and lateral guidance and suspension for said press wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2016Publication date: November 8, 2018Applicant: LEMKEN GMBH & CO KGInventors: Martin Gebbeken, Dennis Bergerfurth, Mark Berendsen, Marcel Geraats, Christian Gotzen, Thomas Lukas, Christian Paessens, Dieter Werries, Andreas Van Kann, Clemens Diepers
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Publication number: 20180310463Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulically-foldable agricultural machine frame in which a hydraulic cylinder assembly connects and pivots two lateral parts of said machine frame relative to one another, wherein unrestricted pivoting or folding of the lateral parts is prevented by movement of the hydraulic cylinder assembly only being guided or delimited laterally.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2016Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: Martin Gebbeken, Dennis Bergerfurth, Mark Berendsen, Marcel Geraats, Cristian Gotzen, Thomas Lukas, Christian Paessens, Dieter Werries, Andreas Van Kann, Clemens Diepers
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Patent number: 10051771Abstract: A double disc coulter 1 has two disc coulters 2 angled to each other to form a V shape that are rotatable on hollow axle stubs 3 by means of bearing units 18. One hollow axle stub 3 is arranged with a flange face 5 facing the coulter bar 4 at an angle to the vertical plane of the rotation axis of the hollow axle stubs. At the same time, the hollow axle stub 3 determines the angular position of the plane 13 that intersects in the rotation axis 6 and in an axis 7 vertical to the flange face 8, 9 of the coulter bar 4.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2014Date of Patent: August 21, 2018Assignee: LEMKEN GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Martin Gebbeken, Dieter Werries, Christian Paessens, Thomas Lukas, Mark Berendsen, Christian Gotzen, Marcel Geraats, Dennis Bergerfurth
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Publication number: 20180110181Abstract: The invention relates to an agricultural seed drill, wherein a plurality of seed sensors (9, 10) are protected in a housing (4) together with a common signal evaluation unit (11).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Martin Gebbeken, Dennis Bergerfurth, Mark Berendsen, Marcel Geraats, Christian Gotzen, Thomas Lukas, Christian Paessens, Dieter Werries, Andreas Van Kann, Jorg Dupmann
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Publication number: 20180110179Abstract: The invention relates to a multiple singling device (2) which is mounted on a row unit (20) of an agricultural single-seed drilling machine (1) and has a split housing (13, 14) with a multifunctional centre piece (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Martin Gebbeken, Dennis Bergerfurth, Mark Berendsen, Marcel Geraats, Christian Gotzen, Thomas Lukas, Christian Paessens, Dieter Werries, Andreas Van Kann
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Patent number: 9943028Abstract: In each case at least one double disc coulter 7, 8 and one depth control wheel 9 areas arranged on the frame 6 of a pneumatic precision seed drill. Seen from the direction of travel, this depth control wheel 9 is located between the two disc coulters 7, 8, whereby the two disc coulters 7, 8 and the depth control wheel 9 rotate in the same direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2014Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: LEMKEN GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Mark Berendsen, Dennis Bergerfurth, Martin Gebbeken, Marcel Geraats, Christian Gotzen, Thomas Lukas, Christian Paessens, Dieter Werries
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Publication number: 20170016564Abstract: The invention relates to a hose connector system (1) for use in an agricultural spreader machine (15), which system is characterized by rapid and secure assembly, and therefore economical production and high modularity.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2015Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Mark Berendsen, Dennis Bergerfurth, Martin Gebbeken, Marcel Geraats, Christian Gotzen, Thomas Lukas, Christian Paessens, Dieter Werriew
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Publication number: 20160286714Abstract: In each case at least one double disc coulter 7, 8 and one depth control wheel 9 areas arranged on the frame 6 of a pneumatic precision seed drill. Seen from the direction of travel, this depth control wheel 9 is located between the two disc coulters 7, 8, whereby the two disc coulters 7, 8 and the depth control wheel 9 rotate in the same direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Inventors: Mark BERENDSEN, Dennis BERGERFURTH, Martin GEBBEKEN, Marcel GERAATS, Christian GOTZEN, Thomas LUKAS, Christian PAESSENS, Dieter WERRIES