Patents by Inventor Kristiaan Leonard Van Aalst

Kristiaan Leonard Van Aalst 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).

  • Patent number: 9265230
    Abstract: An electric fence for deterring animals from an area with one or more supplies of feed and at least one separate feed processing machine, wherein the fence comprises an electrically conductive member, an electric power supply connected to said member for energizing the member and arranged to provide an electric shock to an object coming into contact with said member. A controller is operatively connected to the fence, wherein the controller is arranged to measure a value of an electrical parameter of the fence, and to automatically adjust the operating state of the machine within the area when the measured parameter value fulfills a predetermined criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Lely Patent N.V.
    Inventor: Kristiaan Leonard Van Aalst
  • Publication number: 20150053906
    Abstract: An electric fence for deterring animals from an area with one or more supplies of feed and at least one separate feed processing machine, wherein the fence comprises an electrically conductive member, an electric power supply connected to said member for energizing the member and arranged to provide an electric shock to an object coming into contact with said member. A controller is operatively connected to the fence, wherein the controller is arranged to measure a value of an electrical parameter of the fence, and to automatically adjust the operating state of the machine within the area when the measured parameter value fulfils a predetermined criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: LELY PATENT N.V
    Inventor: Kristiaan Leonard Van Aalst