Patents by Inventor Stefan T. Welsch

Stefan T. Welsch 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).

  • Publication number: 20240365705
    Abstract: A system for analyzing agricultural material includes a bypass housing configured to receive the agricultural material, a metering conveyor disposed in the bypass housing, at least one sensor configured to detect a fill level of the agricultural material within the bypass housing, and a controller communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor. The controller is configured to control a rate of operation of the metering conveyor based on the fill level detected by the at least one sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Wilson PFLEDERER, Wolfram HAIGES, Stefan T. WELSCH
  • Patent number: 11770507
    Abstract: An arrangement for data recording and sampling for an agricultural machine includes a sensor set-up arrangement to detect properties contained in a material stream, means of taking a sample of the material from the material stream, and an electronic control unit. The control unit is configured to perform the following steps in response to a tripping signal: (a) instruct an actuator to bring the means into a position for sampling; (b) starting a recording of raw sensor arrangement data in a memory; (c) after depositing the sample at a desired sampling location, stop recording the raw data and instruct the actuator to return the means from the sampling position to an inactive position; and (d) store identification data to identify the sample together with the raw data in memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Stefan T. Welsch, Mahesh Somarowthu, Georg A. Kormann, Stefan Bohrer, Suvendu Ranjan Mallick
  • Publication number: 20230042046
    Abstract: An arrangement for data recording and sampling for an agricultural machine includes a sensor set-up arrangement to detect properties contained in a material stream, means of taking a sample of the material from the material stream, and an electronic control unit. The control unit is configured to perform the following steps in response to a tripping signal: (a) instruct an actuator to bring the means into a position for sampling; (b) starting a recording of raw sensor arrangement data in a memory; (c) after depositing the sample at a desired sampling location, stop recording the raw data and instruct the actuator to return the means from the sampling position to an inactive position; and (d) store identification data to identify the sample together with the raw data in memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Stefan T. Welsch, MAHESH SOMAROWTHU, GEORG A. KORMANN, STEFAN BOHRER, Suvendu Ranjan Mallick