Patents by Inventor Timo Klemann
Timo Klemann 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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Publication number: 20250228232Abstract: A method for operating an agricultural spraying device having a direct infeed system, comprising the following steps: feeding an active substance into a line system of the agricultural spraying device, said line system being connected to application elements and conducting a carrier fluid, by means of the direct infeed system in order to generate a spray fluid containing the active substance and the carrier fluid, wherein the feeding in of the active substance takes place at an infeed point of the line system; and changing the active substance concentration of the spray fluid by adjusting the active substance infeed and/or by adjusting the volume flow of the carrier fluid at the infeed point.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2022Publication date: July 17, 2025Applicant: Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KGInventors: Frank GROßE PRUES, Timo KLEMANN, Christoph KÜHN
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Patent number: 12329054Abstract: A method of spreading granular material by an agricultural distribution device includes the steps of: spreading granular material onto an agricultural land by a plurality of distribution elements arranged on a distribution linkage of the agricultural distribution device, and detecting plant rows on the agricultural land during the spreading of the granular material, wherein the granular material is spread in row areas of the agricultural land having plant rows by at least one distribution element with a first distribution pattern and is spread in row-free areas of the agricultural land not having plant rows by at least one distribution element with a second distribution pattern.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: June 17, 2025Assignee: Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KGInventors: Stefan Kiefer, Timo Klemann
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Patent number: 12161108Abstract: An agricultural spraying device includes a plurality of main dispensing units arranged on a sprayer boom, each of the main dispensing units configured for dispensing liquid onto agricultural land and including a distributor housing, the distributor housing having a liquid inlet and a plurality of liquid outlets and being configured to selectively advance liquid flowing in via the liquid inlet to a liquid outlet or distribute the liquid to a plurality of liquid outlets, and a plurality of auxiliary dispensing units, each of the auxiliary dispensing units configured to dispense the liquid onto agricultural land, a respective one of the liquid outlets of the distributor housings of the plurality of main dispensing units being connected via an additional line to a respective one of the auxiliary dispensing units.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KGInventors: Timo Klemann, Stefan Kiefer
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Patent number: 12004505Abstract: An agricultural distribution device includes a plurality of spreading elements arranged on a distribution linkage and adapted to spread granular material on an agricultural land, a detection device adapted to detect plant rows on the agricultural land, an adjustment device configured to change an impact area of the granular material dispensed by one or more of the spreading elements on the agricultural land during a spreading process, and a control device which is adapted to control the adjustment device as a function of the plant rows on the agricultural land detected by the detection device during the spreading process.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: AMAZONEN-WERKE H. DREYER SE & CO. KGInventors: Volker Ehlen, Stefan Jan Johannaber, Stefan Kiefer, Christian Holtkötter, Timo Klemann, Florenz Hilbert
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Publication number: 20240180141Abstract: A method for spreading a spraying liquid onto arable agricultural land by way of several spreading devices associated with a field sprayer; and arranged along a spraying boom, where the spraying liquid; is applied with a needs-based spreading quantity that is associated with the respective spreading devices where at least one first operating parameter associated with at least one first spreading device; and at least one second operating parameter associated with at least one second spreading device is determined, and where a difference between the operating parameters is ascertained and/or detected, and where the first and/or second operating parameter is adjusted if the difference is outside an acceptance range, where the difference is within the acceptance range after adjustment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2022Publication date: June 6, 2024Applicant: Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KGInventors: Maximilian HOMANN, Timo KLEMANN, Christoph KÜHN, Alexander SILTMANN, Markus TRENTMANN, Maik WERMELING
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Patent number: 11759806Abstract: The invention relates to an active substance supply system for an agricultural sprayer, having a main liquid circuit which comprises a reservoir for a main liquid and permits circulation of the main liquid, where the main liquid circuit comprises one or more distribution sections which are each configured to distribute to several dispensing elements a spray liquid to be dispensed, and a feed system which is connected to the main liquid circuit and in which the main liquid is mixed with at least one separately supplied active substance to form a liquid active substance mixture, where the active substance supply system is configured to introduce the active substance mixture into the one or more distribution sections at several places.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Inventors: Timo Klemann, Christoph Kühn, Achim Dembeck, Johannes Feldhaus, Helmke Kalkmann, Mathias Stiegemeyer, Stefan Austermann
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Patent number: 11759805Abstract: The invention relates to an active substance supply system for an agricultural sprayer, having a main liquid circuit which comprises a reservoir for a main liquid and permits circulation of the main liquid, where the main liquid circuit comprises one or more distribution sections which are each configured to distribute to several dispensing elements a spray liquid to be dispensed, and a feed system which is connected to the main liquid circuit and in which the main liquid is mixed with at least one separately supplied active substance to form a liquid active substance mixture, where the active substance supply system is configured to introduce the active substance mixture into the one or more distribution sections at several places.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2022Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Inventors: Timo Klemann, Christoph Kühn, Achim Dembeck, Johannes Feldhaus, Helmke Kalkmann, Mathias Stiegemeyer, Stefan Austermann
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Publication number: 20220401975Abstract: The invention relates to an active substance supply system for an agricultural sprayer, having a main liquid circuit which comprises a reservoir for a main liquid and permits circulation of the main liquid, where the main liquid circuit comprises one or more distribution sections which are each configured to distribute to several dispensing elements a spray liquid to be dispensed, and a feed system which is connected to the main liquid circuit and in which the main liquid is mixed with at least one separately supplied active substance to form a liquid active substance mixture, where the active substance supply system is configured to introduce the active substance mixture into the one or more distribution sections at several places.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Timo Klemann, Christoph Kühn, Achim Dembeck, Johannes Feldhaus, Helmke Kalkmann, Mathias Stiegemeyer, Stefan Austermann
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Publication number: 20220378035Abstract: The invention relates to an active substance supply system for an agricultural sprayer, having a main liquid circuit which comprises a reservoir for a main liquid and permits circulation of the main liquid, where the main liquid circuit comprises one or more distribution sections which are each configured to distribute to several dispensing elements a spray liquid to be dispensed, and a feed system which is connected to the main liquid circuit and in which the main liquid is mixed with at least one separately supplied active substance to form a liquid active substance mixture, where the active substance supply system is configured to introduce the active substance mixture into the one or more distribution sections at several places.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2022Publication date: December 1, 2022Inventors: Timo Klemann, Christoph Kühn, Achim Dembeck, Johannes Feldhaus, Helmke Kalkmann, Mathias Stiegemeyer, Stefan Austermann
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Patent number: 11504728Abstract: An active substance supply system for an agricultural sprayer has a main liquid circuit which includes a reservoir for a main liquid and permits circulation of the main liquid, where the main liquid circuit includes one or more distribution sections which are each configured to distribute to several dispensing elements a spray liquid to be dispensed, and a feed system which is connected to the main liquid circuit and in which the main liquid is mixed with at least one separately supplied active substance to form a liquid active substance mixture, where the active substance supply system is configured to introduce the active substance mixture into the one or more distribution sections at several places.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2018Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Inventors: Timo Klemann, Christoph Kühn, Achim Dembeck, Johannes Feldhaus, Helmke Kalkmann, Mathias Stiegemeyer, Stefan Austermann
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Publication number: 20210378228Abstract: A method for applying spray liquid by an agricultural spraying device includes steps of: applying the spray liquid to an agricultural area by a plurality of spraying elements which are arranged on a sprayer boom of the agricultural spraying device, and detecting plant rows on the agricultural area during the application of the spray liquid, the spray liquid being applied by at least one spraying element with a first spray pattern in row areas of the agricultural area which have plant rows, and being applied by at least another spraying element with a second spray pattern in row-free areas of the agricultural area without plant rows.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2019Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Timo Klemann, Stefan Kiefer
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Publication number: 20210307312Abstract: An agricultural spraying device includes a plurality of main dispensing units arranged on a sprayer boom, each of the main dispensing units configured for dispensing liquid onto agricultural land and including a distributor housing, the distributor housing having a liquid inlet and a plurality of liquid outlets and being configured to selectively advance liquid flowing in via the liquid inlet to a liquid outlet or distribute the liquid to a plurality of liquid outlets, and a plurality of auxiliary dispensing units, each of the auxiliary dispensing units configured to dispense the liquid onto agricultural land, a respective one of the liquid outlets of the distributor housings of the plurality of main dispensing units being connected via an additional line to a respective one of the auxiliary dispensing units.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2019Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: Timo Klemann, Stefan Kiefer
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Publication number: 20210289690Abstract: A method of spreading granular material by an agricultural distribution device includes the steps of: spreading granular material onto an agricultural land by a plurality of distribution elements arranged on a distribution linkage of the agricultural distribution device, and detecting plant rows on the agricultural land during the spreading of the granular material, wherein the granular material is spread in row areas of the agricultural land having plant rows by at least one distribution element with a first distribution pattern and is spread in row-free areas of the agricultural land not having plant rows by at least one distribution element with a second distribution pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Stefan Kiefer, Timo Klemann
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Publication number: 20210291216Abstract: An agricultural distribution device includes a plurality of spreading elements arranged on a distribution linkage and adapted to spread granular material on an agricultural land, a detection device adapted to detect plant rows on the agricultural land, an adjustment device configured to change an impact area of the granular material dispensed by one or more of the spreading elements on the agricultural land during a spreading process, and a control device which is adapted to control the adjustment device as a function of the plant rows on the agricultural land detected by the detection device during the spreading process.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2021Publication date: September 23, 2021Inventors: Volker Ehlen, Stefan Jan Johannaber, Stefan Kiefer, Christian Holtkötter, Timo Klemann
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Publication number: 20200276600Abstract: An active substance supply system for an agricultural sprayer has a main liquid circuit which includes a reservoir for a main liquid and permits circulation of the main liquid, where the main liquid circuit includes one or more distribution sections which are each configured to distribute to several dispensing elements a spray liquid to be dispensed, and a feed system which is connected to the main liquid circuit and in which the main liquid is mixed with at least one separately supplied active substance to form a liquid active substance mixture, where the active substance supply system is configured to introduce the active substance mixture into the one or more distribution sections at several places.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2018Publication date: September 3, 2020Inventors: Timo Klemann, Christoph Kühn, Achim Dembeck, Johannes Feldhaus, Helmke Kalkmann, Mathias Stiegemeyer, Stefan Austermann
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Publication number: 20200147631Abstract: The invention refers to a spraying device (10) for an agricultural sprayer (100), comprising a distributor linkage (12) on which multiple dispensing elements (22) for dispensing a spray liquid are arranged, an active vibration reduction device (24) which is designed to actively reduce vibrations of the distributor linkage (12), and a dispensing quantity controller (26) which is designed to adapt the spray liquid dispensing quantity (AM) of individual, grouped or all of the dispensing elements (22) to vibrations of the distributor linkage (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2018Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Anna-Gret Borchert, Timo Klemann, Christoph Kühn