Patents by Inventor Markus LEOPOLD

Markus LEOPOLD 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).

  • Seed transportation system and method
    Patent number: 11910738
    Abstract: A seed transportation system and method for using the same, the seed transportation system including a rotatable wheel with at least one seed supports for holding a seed, wherein the at least one seed support has one or more fixed support structures configured to restrict movement of the seed in a circumferential direction relative to the rotatable wheel and in a direction away from an axis of rotation of the rotatable wheel, and wherein the at least one seed support has an access opening in its radially outer side, the access opening permitting access to the seed for creating an opening in the seed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignees: AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GMBH, INDAT MODELLBAU WERKZEUGBAU FORMENBAU GMBH
    Inventors: Wolfgang Rosenbaum, Markus Leopold, Nikolaus Pfaffenbichler, Birgit Mitter
  • SEED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20200275600
    Abstract: A seed transportation system and method for using the same, the seed transportation system including a rotatable wheel with at least one seed supports for holding a seed, wherein the at least one seed support has one or more fixed support structures configured to restrict movement of the seed in a circumferential direction relative to the rotatable wheel and in a direction away from an axis of rotation of the rotatable wheel, and wherein the at least one seed support has an access opening in its radially outer side, the access opening permitting access to the seed for creating an opening in the seed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Wolfgang ROSENBAUM, Markus LEOPOLD, Nikolaus PFAFFENBICHLER, Birgit MITTER