Patents by Inventor Frank Friedhoff
Frank Friedhoff 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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Patent number: 12265072Abstract: The invention relates to a device for crumbling root crops into substantially equal sized pieces and homogenizing the flow of crumbled pieces for analysis. The device can have a crumbling device with a main frame and at least one crumbling shaft rotatably supported in the main frame. The crumbling shaft can have a plurality of curved hooks for interlaced movement with recesses in at least one non-rotating cutting rake and at least one cleaning rake. A transport device can move the stream of crumbled root crops from the crumbling device where the stream can be leveled with a leveling rake and compressed into a substantially flat and uniform flow with a roller. The roller can have one or more scrapers positioned to clean the roller surface of residual root crop product and distribute the cleaned material in locations away from the stream to be analyzed to avoid contamination.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2022Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaAInventors: Duane Bernhardson, Elke Hilscher, Frank Friedhoff
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Publication number: 20240288343Abstract: The invention relates to a device for crumbling root crops into substantially equal sized pieces and homogenizing the flow of crumbled pieces for analysis. The device can have a crumbling device with a main frame and at least one crumbling shaft rotatably supported in the main frame. The crumbling shaft can have a plurality of curved hooks for interlaced movement with recesses in at least one non-rotating cutting rake and at least one cleaning rake. A transport device can move the stream of crumbled root crops from the crumbling device where the stream can be leveled with a leveling rake and compressed into a substantially flat and uniform flow with a roller. The roller can have one or more scrapers positioned to clean the roller surface of residual root crop product and distribute the cleaned material in locations away from the stream to be analyzed to avoid contamination.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2022Publication date: August 29, 2024Applicant: KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaAInventors: Duane BERNHARDSON, Elke HILSCHER, Frank FRIEDHOFF
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Publication number: 20230115652Abstract: The invention relates to a device for crumbling root crops into substantially equal sized pieces and homogenizing the flow of crumbled pieces for analysis. The device can have a crumbling device with a main frame and at least one crumbling shaft rotatably supported in the main frame. The crumbling shaft can have a plurality of curved hooks for interlaced movement with recesses in at least one non-rotating cutting rake and at least one cleaning rake. A transport device can move the stream of crumbled root crops from the crumbling device where the stream can be leveled with a leveling rake and compressed into a substantially flat and uniform flow with a roller. The roller can have one or more scrapers positioned to clean the roller surface of residual root crop product and distribute the cleaned material in locations away from the stream to be analyzed to avoid contamination.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2022Publication date: April 13, 2023Applicant: KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaAInventors: Duane BERNHARDSON, Elke HILSCHER, Frank FRIEDHOFF
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Patent number: 11549928Abstract: The invention relates to a device for crumbling root crops into substantially equal sized pieces, comprising: a main frame having an inlet side and an outlet side; a root crop supply at the inlet side; at least one crumbling shaft rotatable supported in the main frame, the crumbling shaft being provided with a plurality of curved hooks, which are curved into a direction of rotation of the crumbling shaft; and a non-rotating cutting rake having a plurality of protrusions and recesses and forming a counter blade for the hooks, wherein the hooks are arranged for interlaced movement with said recesses of the non-rotating rake. The invention moreover concerns a system and a corresponding method.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2022Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: KWS SAAT SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Elke Hilscher, Frank Friedhoff
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Publication number: 20220187268Abstract: The invention relates to a device for crumbling root crops into substantially equal sized pieces, comprising: a main frame having an inlet side and an outlet side; a root crop supply at the inlet side; at least one crumbling shaft rotatable supported in the main frame, the crumbling shaft being provided with a plurality of curved hooks, which are curved into a direction of rotation of the crumbling shaft; and a non-rotating cutting rake having a plurality of protrusions and recesses and forming a counter blade for the hooks, wherein the hooks are arranged for interlaced movement with said recesses of the non-rotating rake. The invention moreover concerns a system and a corresponding method.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2022Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: KWS SAAT SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Elke HILSCHER, Frank FRIEDHOFF
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Patent number: 11307188Abstract: The invention relates to a device for crumbling root crops into substantially equal sized pieces, comprising: a main frame having an inlet side and an outlet side; a root crop supply at the inlet side; at least one crumbling shaft rotatable supported in the main frame, the crumbling shaft being provided with a plurality of curved hooks, which are curved into a direction of rotation of the crumbling shaft; and a non-rotating cutting rake having a plurality of protrusions and recesses and forming a counter blade for the hooks, wherein the hooks are arranged for interlaced movement with said recesses of the non-rotating rake. The invention moreover concerns a system and a corresponding method.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: KWS SAAT SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Elke Hilscher, Frank Friedhoff
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Publication number: 20210148880Abstract: The invention relates to a device for crumbling root crops into substantially equal sized pieces, comprising: a main frame having an inlet side and an outlet side; a root crop supply at the inlet side; at least one crumbling shaft rotatable supported in the main frame, the crumbling shaft being provided with a plurality of curved hooks, which are curved into a direction of rotation of the crumbling shaft; and a non-rotating cutting rake having a plurality of protrusions and recesses and forming a counter blade for the hooks, wherein the hooks are arranged for interlaced movement with said recesses of the non-rotating rake. The invention moreover concerns a system and a corresponding method.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Applicant: KWS SAAT SE & CO. KGAAInventors: Elke HILSCHER, Frank FRIEDHOFF
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Patent number: 10877014Abstract: The invention relates to a device for crumbling root crops into substantially equal sized pieces, comprising: a main frame having an inlet side and an outlet side; a root crop supply at the inlet side; at least one crumbling shaft rotatable supported in the main frame, the crumbling shaft being provided with a plurality of curved hooks, which are curved into a direction of rotation of the crumbling shaft; and a non-rotating cutting rake having a plurality of protrusions and recesses and forming a counter blade for the hooks, wherein the hooks are arranged for interlaced movement with said recesses of the non-rotating rake. The invention moreover concerns a system and a corresponding method.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2016Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: KWS SAAT SE & Co. KGaAInventors: Elke Hilscher, Frank Friedhoff
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Publication number: 20180100844Abstract: The invention relates to a device for crumbling root crops into substantially equal sized pieces, comprising: a main frame having an inlet side and an outlet side; a root crop supply at the inlet side; at least one crumbling shaft rotatable supported in the main frame, the crumbling shaft being provided with a plurality of curved hooks, which are curved into a direction of rotation of the crumbling shaft; and a non-rotating cutting rake having a plurality of protrusions and recesses and forming a counter blade for the hooks, wherein the hooks are arranged for interlaced movement with said recesses of the non-rotating rake. The invention moreover concerns a system and a corresponding method.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2016Publication date: April 12, 2018Applicant: KWS SAAT SEInventors: Elke HILSCHER, Frank FRIEDHOFF
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Patent number: 9857297Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for classification and/or sorting of seeds with the help of terahertz time-domain spectroscopy, use of terahertz time-domain spectroscopy for classification and/or sorting of seeds and seeds classified and/or sorted with terahertz time-domain spectroscopy.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2014Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: KWS SAAT SEInventors: Elke Hilscher, Frank Friedhoff, Christian Hirschmann
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Publication number: 20160327478Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for classification and/or sorting of seeds with the help of terahertz time-domain spectroscopy, use of terahertz time-domain spectroscopy for classification and/or sorting of seeds and seeds classified and/or sorted with terahertz time-domain spectroscopy.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2014Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicant: KWS SAAT SEInventors: Elke Hilscher, Frank Friedhoff, Christian Hirschmann
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Publication number: 20100216114Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the determination of components in root crops as well as a device for performing the process. Root crops of a plot are prepared in such a way that becomes possible, using near-infrared spectroscopy, to determine the content of substances with a high analytical accuracy and short analysis time and wherein the recorded data concerning the identity and quantity of ingredients are representative of all root crops of a plot.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2009Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: KWS Saat AGInventors: Frank Friedhoff, Elke Hilscher