This inventor holds 2 USPTO granted patents and 1 published patent application and 2 EPO patents. Top assignee: Lely Patent N.v.. Active years: 2026.
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Years Active: 2026
Title: Tom Adrianus Josephus Van De Ven: Inventor in Animal Feeding Systems
Introduction
Tom Adrianus Josephus Van De Ven is an inventor based in Udenhout, Netherlands. His patent work focuses on automated feeding systems for animals, particularly cows. He is associated with Lely Patent N.V. and has 2 patents.
Latest Patents
Van De Ven’s listed patents concern systems and methods for feeding animals at a feeding place. Both describe an autonomous feeding device that carries feed from a supply in a container and dispenses it for animals.
The inventions also use measurements of the quantity of feed at the feeding place. A control system stores measurements taken at different times and uses them to determine values related to feed quantity over time. In one description, the system calculates a feed-variable value after the latest measurement; in the other, it determines a value representing the relationship between feed quantity and time.
Career Highlights
Van De Ven’s patent contributions address the monitoring and control of feed availability in automated animal-feeding operations. His work combines autonomous feed delivery, repeated quantity measurements, and data-based control.
Collaborations
His listed coworkers include Johannes Jacobs and Lois Hofland. His company affiliation is Lely Patent N.V.
Conclusion
Tom Adrianus Josephus Van De Ven’s patents focus on automated animal feeding and the use of feed-quantity data to support feeding-system control.
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