Patents by Inventor Thomas Wien

Thomas Wien 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: 11925136
    Abstract: A spreading machine, in particular a precision seed drill, includes at least one seed hopper, at least one fertilizer tank, and a several spreading units. Each of the spreading units includes at least one pneumatically operated separating device, to or from which a separation air flow is suppliable or dischargeable, and a fertilizer application device. The spreading machine includes a conveying air-driven seed feeding device for providing seed from the seed hopper to the spreading units, and an energy-powered fertilizer supply device for providing fertilizer to the fertilizer application devices. To refine a spreading machine that includes a plurality of consumers, the spreading machine includes at least two separate energy suppliers, in particular blowers or pumps, for providing the separation air flows to the separating devices, the conveying air to the seed feeding device, and the energy to the fertilizer supply device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: AMAZONEN-WERKE H. DREYER SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Wien, Jan-Eike Lübben, Roland Arnold
  • Publication number: 20230389464
    Abstract: A grain-singulating apparatus comprising, a metering chamber and a singulating disk arranged therein, at least one supply duct for feeding a singulating air flow generated by a blower into said metering chamber for the singulation of grains by way of said singulating disk, a conveying duct for supplying the grains stored in the storage container, in the form of a mixed grain/air flow generated by the blower, and a separating device for the separation of the grains from said mixed grain/air flow and for providing them via a seed chute to said singulating disk for singulation and for feeding the resulting extracted air flow via an extracted air duct separate from said supply duct to said grain-singulating apparatus for the singulation of the grains.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicant: Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Jan-Eike LUEBBEN, Thomas WIEN
  • Publication number: 20230294526
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for charging a vehicle. A vehicle and charging station can be designed such that an electric or hybrid vehicle can operate in a fashion similar to a conventional vehicle by being opportunity charged throughout a known route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Proterra Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald MORRIS, Dale HILL, John HORTH, Reuben SARKAR, Teresa J. ABBOTT, William Joseph Lord REEVES, Ryan Thomas WIENS
  • Patent number: 11684007
    Abstract: A pneumatic single-grain sowing machine includes: a closed housing; a rotatably driven separating device, which has circularly arranged perforations; and a fan for producing a pressure difference between the housing and the interior of the separating device, the separating device thus being designed to separate seed by use of the perforations with the aid of the pressure difference, the separating device being designed as a closed hollow drum having two side walls arranged at a distance from each other. The separating device is designed to compensate slight housing expansions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Inventors: Simon Bulmahn, Thomas Wien
  • Publication number: 20230133821
    Abstract: A pneumatic distribution machine for granular material includes a storage container, a delivery fan for generating a main air/material flow, and a distributor head configured to divide the main air/material flow fed to the distributor head into multiple individual air/material flows, a long main delivery line connecting the delivery fan, the storage container, and the distributor lead, and a return device that includes a movable deflection element that is configured, in a dispensing position, to feed an individual air/material flow flowing into and inflow region of the return device to a dispensing region, connected to a dispensing line, of the return device, and in a shut-off position, to feed an individual air/material flow flowing into the inflow region of the return device to a return region that is connected to a return line of the return device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Applicant: Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KG
    Inventor: Thomas WIEN
  • Publication number: 20230120102
    Abstract: A spreading machine, in particular a precision seed drill, includes at least one seed hopper, at least one fertilizer tank, and a several spreading units. Each of the spreading units includes at least one pneumatically operated separating device to or from which a separation air flow is suppliable or dischargeable and a fertilizer application device. The spreading machine includes a conveying air-driven seed feeding device for providing seed from the seed hopper to the spreading units, and an energy-powered fertilizer supply device for providing fertilizer to the fertilizer application devices. To refine a spreading machine that includes a plurality of consumers, it is provided that the spreading machine includes at least two separate energy suppliers, in particular blowers or pumps, for providing the separation air flows to the separating devices, the conveying air to the seed device, and the energy to the fertilizer supply device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: AMAZONEN-WERKE H. DREYER SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Wien, Jan-Eike Lübben, Roland Arnold
  • Publication number: 20230109764
    Abstract: The invention relates to a distributor (10) for granular material, having a distributor head (14), which is designed to divide up an air-material main flow supplied through a main conveying line (12) to the distributor head (14) into a plurality of air-material individual flows, and at least one return device (16), which comprises a movable deflecting element (36), which is designed, in a delivery position, to supply an air-material individual flow flowing into an inflow region (26) of the return device (16) to a delivery region (28), connected to a delivery line (18), of the return device (16) and, in a shut-off position, to direct an air-material individual flow flowing into the inflow region (26) of the return device (16) via a return line (30) of the return device (16) to a return region (32), connected to the main conveying line (12), of the return device (16).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Ingo ASCHE, Jan FLUCKE, Thomas WIEN, Helmut BRUNS
  • Publication number: 20220400603
    Abstract: A sowing machine and a method for separating and spreading granular material, such as seed or the like, are described, where the material is supplied by way of conveying airflows from a central container to metering devices via conveying ducts respectively associated with them. Furthermore, the material supplied in the conveying ducts is separated from the respective conveying airflow and the resulting discharge airflows are supplied via discharge air ducts to the respectively associated metering devices which are thus pressurized. Furthermore, the metering chambers are pressurized by way of supply airflows via supply ducts respectively associated with the former. The material is separated in the metering chambers by way of separating disks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Jan FLUCKE, Jan-Eike LUEBBEN, Thomas WIEN
  • Patent number: 11453299
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for charging a vehicle. A vehicle and charging station can be designed such that an electric or hybrid vehicle can operate in a fashion similar to a conventional vehicle by being opportunity charged throughout a known route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Proterra Operating Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Morris, Dale Hill, John Horth, Reuben Sarkar, Teresa J. Abbott, William Joseph Lord Reeves, Ryan Thomas Wiens
  • Publication number: 20220244085
    Abstract: A portioning device for chemical granular material, in particular fertilizer, having an inlet opening for granules, an outlet opening for discharging granule portions produced from the granules and at least one rotationally drivable conveying element which is designed to combine granules fed to the portioning device to give granule portions during a rotational movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2020
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Applicant: AMAZONEN-WERKE H. DREYER SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Thomas WIEN, Florenz HILBERT, Stefan Jan JOHANNABER, Florian STEIN, Jan-Henrik BREUER, Stephan TECKE-MEYER, Mario WESSELS
  • Publication number: 20220159903
    Abstract: The invention relates to a distribution device (10) for granular material, in particular seed, having: a distributor housing (24) which has a material inlet opening (16) for the granular material; at least one conveying air duct (26a, 26b), situated in the distributor housing (24), for a material-free conveying air flow, the conveying air duct (26a, 26b) being connected within the distributor housing (24) to a grain-holding region (30, 30a, 30b) within which the granular material entering the distributor housing (24) via the material inlet opening (16) can be introduced into the material-free conveying air flow; one or more material flow lines (18a, 18b, 32, 32a, 32b), which adjoin the grain-holding region (30, 30a, 30b), for the conveying air flow laden with granular material; and at least one additional air duct (34), which is situated in the distributor housing (24), for a material-free additional air flow, which can be introduced into the one or more material flow lines (18a, 18b, 32, 32a, 32b) via at lea
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Jan-Eike LUEBBEN, Thomas WIEN, Jan FLUCKE
  • Publication number: 20220117149
    Abstract: The invention relates to a metering device (5) for granular material, in particular seeds and/or fertilizer, where the metering device (5) comprises a metering housing (9) having at least one inlet (8) and at least one outlet (11) for the granular material and two side walls (10) that are arranged spaced from one another, where a metering wheel (13) with end faces (13a) each pointing toward the side walls (10) is arranged between, firstly, the inlet (8) and, secondly, the outlet (11), and between the side walls (10), that are arranged spaced from one another, on a shaft and is connectable in a force-fit manner to the latter and can be driven to rotate by the shaft in a metering direction (D), where the metering wheel (13) is associated with blocking means (14) which are configured to block the metering wheel (13) against the transport of granular material in a direction opposite to the metering direction (D) from the inlet (8) to the outlet (11) and/or in the metering direction (D) from the outlet (11) to the
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Jan Philipp RADEKE, Thomas WIEN
  • Publication number: 20220095529
    Abstract: A material introduction lock for a distribution machine for pneumatically conveying granular material in a conveying line adjoining a material introduction lock includes: an air inlet, a material conveying element, and a material infeed element, where a pneumatic conveying flow is supplied to the material conveying element via the air inlet, and the material infeed element is arranged between the material conveying element and the conveying line so that the granular material in the conveying line supplied via the material infeed element is conveyed in the conveying line by the pneumatic conveying flow supplied by the material conveying element. Further, the material infeed element includes a rinsing nozzle clement which is connected to the air inlet and creates a film of air that sheathes the material infeed element from the inside, and the rinsing nozzle element is configured to reduce contact between the granular material and the material infeed element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Wien, Daniel Mertens, Jan-Eike Luebben
  • Publication number: 20210078416
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for charging a vehicle. A vehicle and charging station can be designed such that an electric or hybrid vehicle can operate in a fashion similar to a conventional vehicle by being opportunity charged throughout a known route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Proterra Inc.
    Inventors: Donald MORRIS, Dale Hill, John HORTH, Reuben SARKAR, Teresa J. ABBOTT, William Joseph Lord REEVES, Ryan Thomas WIENS
  • Patent number: 10875411
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for charging a vehicle. A vehicle and charging station can be designed such that an electric or hybrid vehicle can operate in a fashion similar to a conventional vehicle by being opportunity charged throughout a known route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Proterra Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Morris, Dale Hill, John Horth, Reuben Sarkar, Teresa J. Abbott, William Joseph Lord Reeves, Ryan Thomas Wiens
  • Publication number: 20200315085
    Abstract: A pneumatic single-grain sowing machine includes: a closed housing; a rotatably driven separating device, which has circularly arranged perforations; and a fan for producing a pressure difference between the housing and the interior of the separating device, the separating device thus being designed to separate seed by use of the perforations with the aid of the pressure difference, the separating device being designed as a closed hollow drum having two side walls arranged at a distance from each other. The separating device is designed to compensate slight housing expansions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Simon Bulmahn, Thomas Wien
  • Publication number: 20200086750
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for charging a vehicle. A vehicle and charging station can be designed such that an electric or hybrid vehicle can operate in a fashion similar to a conventional vehicle by being opportunity charged throughout a known route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: Proterra Inc.
    Inventors: Donald MORRIS, Dale HILL, John HORTH, Reuben SARKAR, Teresa J. ABBOTT, William Joseph Lord REEVES, Ryan Thomas WIENS
  • Patent number: 10518656
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for charging a vehicle. A vehicle and charging station can be designed such that an electric or hybrid vehicle can operate in a fashion similar to a conventional vehicle by being opportunity charged throughout a known route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Proterra Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Morris, Dale Hill, John Horth, Reuben Sarkar, Teresa J. Abbott, William Joseph Lord Reeves, Ryan Thomas Wiens
  • Publication number: 20190168623
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for charging a vehicle. A vehicle and charging station can be designed such that an electric or hybrid vehicle can operate in a fashion similar to a conventional vehicle by being opportunity charged throughout a known route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: Proterra Inc.
    Inventors: Donald MORRIS, Dale HILL, John HORTH, Reuben SARKAR, Teresa J. ABBOTT, William Joseph Lord REEVES, Ryan Thomas WIENS
  • Patent number: 10232724
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods for charging a vehicle. A vehicle and charging station can be designed such that an electric or hybrid vehicle can operate in a fashion similar to a conventional vehicle by being opportunity charged throughout a known route.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Proterra Inc.
    Inventors: Donald Morris, Dale Hill, John Horth, Reuben Sarkar, Teresa J. Abbott, William Joseph Lord Reeves, Ryan Thomas Wiens