Patents by Inventor Wilson PFLEDERER

Wilson PFLEDERER 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: 12696841
    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: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Wilson Pflederer, Wolfram Haiges, Stefan Welsch
  • Publication number: 20240365706
    Abstract: An apparatus for analyzing agricultural material includes a housing defining an inlet adjacent a first end of the housing and configured to receive the agricultural material, a first chamber coupled to the inlet, a first outlet coupled to the first chamber, a second chamber coupled to the first chamber, a funnel portion between the first chamber and the second chamber, and a second outlet adjacent a second end of the housing and coupled to the second chamber. The second chamber includes a metering conveyor. The apparatus includes a first sensor coupled to a first side of the housing. The first sensor may include a camera. At least one second sensor may be coupled to a second side of the housing. The at least one second sensor includes one or more of a moisture sensor, a near-infrared (NIR) sensor, a temperature sensor, a capacitive sensor, and a proximity sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Wilson PFLEDERER, Douglas G. TEMPLE, Candace M. SUNKEN, Nithin C. CHOUDARY
  • 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