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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7448344 | Milking device and a method of handling a milking device The invention refers to a milking device and a method of handling a milking device. The milking device includes a milk-transporting member (1) having at least one teatcup (2) and arranged to transport milk from a teat of an animal to a milk-collecting ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7296536 | Method and arrangement for automatically verifying identities of milk producing animals A milking parlor (10) comprises a row of stalls (14) accessible to milk producing animals (12) from a front end (14a) thereof, and adapted for milking the animals; and an identification station (20) arranged in the front end... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7240635 | Device and a method for sampling of milk This invention relates to a device and a method for sampling of milk. The device includes a collecting member (15, 15′) arranged to receive milk samples from a milk line (1), which is arranged to transport milk from one animal (3) at a time, a... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7198003 | Milking arrangement The present invention refers to an arrangement and a method for milking of animals. The arrangement includes a number of milking stations (1), a central milk-receiving unit (30–32), and a transport conduit (15). Each milking station (1)... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7143718 | Arrangement and a method for milking of animals The invention refers to an arrangement and a method for milking of animals. The arrangement includes a number of milking stations (1). Each milking station includes a set of teatcups to be attached to the animal to be milked, a local milk-collecting unit, a l... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7073458 | System and method for milking animals A milking system may include a milking stall (1, 51), which an animal may visit to be milked automatically. The milking stall including an animal identifier (9, 53); a gate controller (7, 55) for opening an entry and exit gates (3, 5); a ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066108 | Device for carrying a milking member, and method for carrying a milking member The invention refers to a device and a method for carrying a milking member (1), which includes at least one teacup (3) and which is connected to a milking machine (5) via a flexible conduit member (6). A support element (10) is fi... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6971330 | Method of and an apparatus for somatic cell count Method of somatic cell count in milk from animals, and an apparatus therefore enabling individual somatic cell count for milk from each teat, i.e. udder quarter, by connecting a teatcup to a first teat, taking a sample of the total milk for the first teat when the f... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6883461 | Construction for milking of animals The invention relates to a method of milking animals which uses an implement having a moveable floor on which the animals are milked in milking spaces. The animals enter and exit the floor via automatic gates. The invention involves automatic adjustment of the speed... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6864914 | Apparatus and a method for monitoring an animal related space An apparatus for monitoring at least a part of an animal related space (18) comprises a controllable device (2, 22) and at least one image capturing device (14, 15) for generating and supplying captured image data regarding said animal related s... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6843203 | Device for at least one milking stall and a parlor comprising a plurality of milking stalls The invention refers to a device for at least one milking stall (3) with a milking position (4) for an animal and with at least one milking equipment including a milking member arranged to be attached to including animal for milking thereof. The milkin... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6769261 | Method and system for controlled cooling of small milk quantities A system for controlling the cooling of small milk quantities in a cooling tank (4). An agitation pipe (2) extended through a regular milk outlet (26) in a first end wall (6) of the tank is provided, having a nozzle end (32) for in... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6742475 | Variable shut off teat cup liner A variable shut off teat cup liner has a mouthpiece, a barrel and a short milk tube adapted for mounting onto milking claw. The short milk tube includes a segment for engagement with an edge of a claw nipple defining an opening, the segment being intended for bendin... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6722310 | Teatcup liner, a teatcup and a milking member The invention refers to a teatcup liner, a teatcup and a milking member. The teatcup liner is mountable in a teatcup shell, having a first end and a second end, such that in the mounted state it extends through the teatcup she 1 and forms an inner space for receivin... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6651583 | Method and a device for milking an animal The invention refers to a method and a device for milking an animal. The device comprises a milking machine arranged to permit milking of the animal according to a milking process being determined by a number of adjustable parameters defining the intensit... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6644239 | Valve, milking claw and milking system A diaphragm valve for shutting off milk flow through a claw (13) of a vacuum driven milking machine has, in a preferred embodiment, a lever (5) linked (6), outside the milk flow, to the diaphragm (4), thereby avoiding any bushings which are prone to leaka... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6626130 | Method and apparatus for cleaning of a teat cleaning device A teat cleaning arrangement (1) for milking equipment, comprising a teat cleaning device (6) with teat cleaning means (23, 41). A milking robot (2) with a robot front end (4) is devised to move the teat cleaning device (6) into engagement with a teat (5),... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6601535 | Method and apparatus for detecting liner slips The present invention refers to a method and apparatus (1) for detecting liner slips in a milking machine which involves, for each milking unit, a clawpiece and a cluster of teat cups connected to the clawpiece, wherein each teat cup has a rigid shell bod... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6595157 | Method and device for positioning teat cups on a milking animal The present invention relates to a method for positioning an animal related member, e.g. teat cups, of a milking animal, more specifically to a method to initialize an automatic positioning device to utilize a sequence of movements associated with the ani... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6591784 | Method and a device for cleaning teats of an animal The present invention relates to a device for injecting a cleaning liquid into a teat cleaning cup (3). Each nozzle means (55a-b) is connected to a corresponding and separate cleaning liquid supplying means (27, 29) for injecting said cleaning liquid alte... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6588364 | Teatcup liner, a teatcup including a teatcup liner, and a milking member The invention refers to a teatcup liner (3), a teatcup (1) having teatcup shell (2) and such a teatcup liner (3), and a milking member with at least two such teatcups (1). The teatcup liner (3) includes a head portion (3b), which is provided at a first en... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6584931 | System and method for controlling and monitoring the operation of an automatic milking system A system and method for controlling and monitoring the operation of an automatic milking system (1), wherein a central processing unit (8) is arranged to receive signals from peripheral hardware units (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, R) and to process the signals for obta... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6575116 | Apparatus for automatically milking an animal An apparatus for automatically milking an animal, comprising at least one teatcup having a teat entrance end (17a), and a movable arm (6, 40) for moving the teatcup toward a teat of an animal to be milked and attaching it thereto. The teat entrance end of... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6571730 | Arrangement for managing a herd of freely walking animals An arrangement for managing a herd of freely walking animals includes an area (1) for receiving the animals, a milking station (2) and a plurality of waiting station (3) leading from the receiving area (1) to at least the milking station (2). The waiting ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6571827 | Device for a container The application discloses a device for a container which includes a casing (1) which defines an inner space (2), which extends from the inner space and is connectable to a vacuum source in order to reduce the pressure in the inner space and the outlet spa... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6561126 | Method and apparatus for teat cup cleaning The present invention refers to teat cup cleaning in an automated milking system comprising a plurality of teat cups, each connected to a first end of a respective milk line (5), and the second end of each milk line being individually and automatically co... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6557488 | Teatcup for milking cows or other animals The teatcup includes a teat inlet end and a milk discharge end, a liner insertable within and supported by the teatcup and having a teat inlet opening at the teat inlet end of the teatcup, characterized by a milk chamber within the milk discharge end of t... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6553942 | Apparatus for teat treatment An apparatus for cleaning teats of a milking animal includes a teat cleaning device (60) having cleaning elements (70, 80, 90) for performing a cleaning action with regard to a teat of the animal to be cleaned. The apparatus is equipped with elements (10,... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6550420 | Method and apparatus for cleaning the teats of a dairy animal's udder The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for minimizing or even avoiding the transfer of an infection from an infected teat/quarter udder to a healthy teat. The invented method for cleaning the teats (9) of a dairy animal's udder is controlled b... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6543381 | Method and device for controlling animal feeding when milking dairy animals The present invention relates to a device and method for the milking of dairy animals (9), comprising individual identifiers (11) attachable to each individual diary animal (9); simple feeding station (3'-3""), provided with food dispenser (4) for dispens... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6516744 | Arrangement and method for housing lactating animals A method and an arrangement for keeping lactating animals in a loose-housing system. A milking stall is provided between a resting and a feeding section. First to third identification gates respectively are arranged between the resting and feeding section... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6476574 | Method and device for controlling the movement of a movable part A method and device (1) for controlling the movement of a movable part such as a robot arm (3) in a milking robot (1). A control (7) controls the movement of the arm (3) from an actual position (Pxa, Pya, Pza) to a desired position (Pxd, Pyd, Pzd) A detec... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6431116 | Apparatus for performing animal related operations An apparatus for performing animal related operations includes a robot arm movable in response to a controller, the robot arm being provided with a gripper for gripping an animal related device. A sensor is adapted to establish a location of the animal re... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6425346 | Protecting device for a teat localizer A protecting device (2) for a teat localizer, comprising a housing (4) having side walls, a top wall and a bottom wall, and being adapted to accommodate a localizer comprising an illuminator (20) and a viewing element (22). One (14) of the walls comprises... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6405632 | Protection device for controlling the motion of a pneumatic actuator A protection device for controlling the motion of a pneumatic actuator, having at least one elongated cylinder provided with a piston, dividing the cylinder into a first chamber and a second chamber, an actuating pressure supply line connectable to at lea... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6401654 | Teat cup holder rack The present invention relates to a device and a method for cleaning teat cups (21) in a milking machine. It comprises a teat cup holding rack (1) having a teat cup (21) connected to a milk line (11), teat cup cleaning device (25) with cleaning fluid suppl... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6397893 | Easily bendable tubing for two separate fluids An easily bendable tubing for conducting two separate fluids, which tubing (18) comprises two laterally spaced flexible tubes (50, 52) which are spaced apart and kept together alongside each other by a connection (54) between them. On opposite sides of th... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6394038 | Teat cleaning brush A teat cleaning device for animals includes a plurality of circumferentially separated elongated brushes individually rotatable about a vertical longitudinal axis, each of the brushes having bristles extending outwardly from a vertical shaft, the brushes ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6343566 | Teat cleaning brush A teat cleaning device (1) contains a number of rotatable cleaning brushes (11) which have a spiral or helical cleaning surface (17).... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6341575 | Device for gripping an animal related means A device for gripping an animal related element comprises a base portion adapted to be connected to a robot arm, and an image capturing element provided with a housing and a lens having a viewing axis, the image capturing element being arraged on the base... | 01/29/2002 |
