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).

  • Publication number: 20250228232
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2022
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Applicant: Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Frank GROßE PRUES, Timo KLEMANN, Christoph KÜHN
  • Patent number: 12329054
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2025
    Assignee: Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stefan Kiefer, Timo Klemann
  • Patent number: 12161108
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Timo Klemann, Stefan Kiefer
  • Patent number: 12004505
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: AMAZONEN-WERKE H. DREYER SE & CO. KG
    Inventors: Volker Ehlen, Stefan Jan Johannaber, Stefan Kiefer, Christian Holtkötter, Timo Klemann, Florenz Hilbert
  • Publication number: 20240180141
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: June 6, 2024
    Applicant: Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KG
    Inventors: Maximilian HOMANN, Timo KLEMANN, Christoph KÜHN, Alexander SILTMANN, Markus TRENTMANN, Maik WERMELING
  • Patent number: 11759806
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventors: Timo Klemann, Christoph Kühn, Achim Dembeck, Johannes Feldhaus, Helmke Kalkmann, Mathias Stiegemeyer, Stefan Austermann
  • Patent number: 11759805
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventors: Timo Klemann, Christoph Kühn, Achim Dembeck, Johannes Feldhaus, Helmke Kalkmann, Mathias Stiegemeyer, Stefan Austermann
  • Publication number: 20220401975
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Timo Klemann, Christoph Kühn, Achim Dembeck, Johannes Feldhaus, Helmke Kalkmann, Mathias Stiegemeyer, Stefan Austermann
  • Publication number: 20220378035
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Timo Klemann, Christoph Kühn, Achim Dembeck, Johannes Feldhaus, Helmke Kalkmann, Mathias Stiegemeyer, Stefan Austermann
  • Patent number: 11504728
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Inventors: Timo Klemann, Christoph Kühn, Achim Dembeck, Johannes Feldhaus, Helmke Kalkmann, Mathias Stiegemeyer, Stefan Austermann
  • Publication number: 20210378228
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 9, 2021
    Inventors: Timo Klemann, Stefan Kiefer
  • Publication number: 20210307312
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 7, 2021
    Inventors: Timo Klemann, Stefan Kiefer
  • Publication number: 20210289690
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Stefan Kiefer, Timo Klemann
  • Publication number: 20210291216
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Volker Ehlen, Stefan Jan Johannaber, Stefan Kiefer, Christian Holtkötter, Timo Klemann
  • Publication number: 20200276600
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2018
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Timo Klemann, Christoph Kühn, Achim Dembeck, Johannes Feldhaus, Helmke Kalkmann, Mathias Stiegemeyer, Stefan Austermann
  • Publication number: 20200147631
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Anna-Gret Borchert, Timo Klemann, Christoph Kühn