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- Patent Title: Method for distributing feed over a plurality of separate feeding locations and a feeding system therefor
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Application No.: US15312966Application Date: 2015-04-21
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Publication No.: US10172322B2Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Ruud Ruizenaar , Arjan Smit
- Applicant: LELY PATENT N.V.
- Applicant Address: NL Maassluis
- Assignee: LELY PATENT N.V.
- Current Assignee: LELY PATENT N.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Maassluis
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Priority: NL2012856 20140522
- International Application: PCT/NL2015/050264 WO 20150421
- International Announcement: WO2015/178764 WO 20151126
- Main IPC: A01K5/02
- IPC: A01K5/02 ; A01K5/00 ; G05D7/06

Abstract:
A method for distributing feed over multiple separate feeding locations includes determining which feeding locations have a feed requirement; selecting a first feeding location among the feeding locations having a feed requirement; determining a feed composition to be delivered to the first feeding location; determining which further feeding locations have a feed requirement and require the same feed composition; determining a maximum filling amount of the feed delivery device; selecting at least one further feeding location until the required amount of feed exceeds the maximum filling amount with a surplus amount of feed; filling the feed delivery device with the maximum filling amount; and distributing the feed in the feed delivery device. Each selected feeding location receives the respective required amount except the feeding location requiring the most which receives the respective required amount minus the surplus amount.
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