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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7818227 | System and method for assigning, tracking and storing equivalent emission values of purchased items Disclosed is a system for assigning, tracking and storing equivalent emission values associated with a transaction. When a transaction takes place the system identifies the purchaser, the vendor, and at least the cost of the transaction. The system contains a databa... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7458324 | Method and device for active radial control of wheel pairs or wheel sets on vehicles The invention relates to a method for active radial control of the wheels (11, 53, 103, 108, 115) of at last one wheel unit (8, 9, 10, 51, 52) on a chassis, in particular a bogie on a tracked vehicle, whereby control movements are applied to the wheel ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7438000 | Running gear for rail vehicles The invention relates to a running gear for rail vehicles, especially for passenger traffic, wherein a frame (1) is supported, by means of primary springs, on wheels or sets of wheels, and whereon a superstructure (5) is supported, optionally with inse... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7428880 | Method of automatically milking a dairy animal A method of automatically milking a dairy animal by means of an automatic milking device is disclosed. The method may include successively the steps of: a) automatic connection of a first teat cup to a first teat of the dairy anima... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7428823 | Evaporative cooler with antimicrobial provisions An evaporative cooler is disclosed comprising an amount of water, an anti microbial catalyst, and a source of ultraviolet radiation. A preferred anti-microbial catalyst material is titanium dioxide. The ultraviolet source may by natural sunlight, or it may be driven... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422409 | Device for gripping and displacing material, such as roughage A device for gripping and displacing material, such as roughage for animals, which device is provided with a gripper (2) for gripping and subsequently displacing the material, and with a collecting device (5) comprising a collecting element (6) ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421977 | Device for managing animal traffic A device for managing animal traffic. The device is provided with a frame (2), and comprises a gate (3, 4) that is movably connected with the frame (2). There are provided operating means for opening and closing the gate (3, 4), and contr... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7415837 | Dewpoint cooler A dewpoint cooler comprises: two medium circuits coupled mutually via a heat-conducting wall, through which circuits two media can flow, wherein the second medium contains gas, which wall has heat-conducting protrusions; wherein the wall and the protrusions are cove... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7398983 | Haymaking machine and a machine A haymaking machine comprising a frame and a rotatable processing member for crop processing. The processing member is connected with the frame and supported from the ground via a supporting device, which comprises at least one balance arm that is mounted on a subst... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7370604 | Method of milking an animal A method of milking an animal, in which method a movable milking platform is used. The method comprises the following steps: setting the movable milking platform in motion, allowing an animal access to the milking platform, supplying a sort of feed to an animal on t... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364652 | Screening apparatus Screening apparatus (101,901) for use at an overflow weir (301, 902) in a sewerage system. The apparatus comprises a continuous moving screen band (201, 902) and a band cleaning mechanism (608). A first portion (801) of the screen ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7228815 | Method of performing an animal related action on an animal and a device for performing said method A method of performing an animal related action on an animal by means of a robot arm is disclosed. The method includes carrying out measurements on the animal by means of a sensor for locating at least one animal part, generating, on the basis of the measurements, a... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7133757 | Assembly and an autonomous agricultural machine for performing an agricultural operation, in particular crop processing An assembly for performing an agricultural operation, in particular crop processing. The assembly is provided with an autonomous agricultural machine that is movable over a parcel for performing the agricultural operation and with a control unit for controlling the ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7066095 | Railway undercarriage with a radially adjustable wheel axles A rail vehicle undercarriage comprises a load bearing implement 1 in the form of the bogie frame of a two-axle bogie, wherein the load bearing implement 1 is supported on two wheel pairs 4, 4; 4, 4 by means of spring elements 2. One respe... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044079 | Device for automatically milking an animal A robot arm construction is provided with a robot arm for carrying a teat cup, which robot arm can be pivoted under the udder of the animal. The robot arm construction is provided with a first robot arm construction portion, a second robot arm construction portion, ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7036981 | Device for monitoring a milk tank and an assembly of such a device with a milking robot and an automatic starting-up unit A device for monitoring a milk tank. The device is provided with a monitoring unit comprising a computer and a memory for at least temporarily storing data, a thermometer for measuring the temperature of a fluid present in the milk tank, and for supplying to the mon... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6966266 | Device for the radial control of a rail vehicle The invention relates to a device for the radial control of a rail vehicle. According to the invention, at least one wheel set (1) is mounted in a bogie or chassis and the ends of said wheel set(s) can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle,... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6915197 | System for and a method of performing a first and a second agricultural operation on an agricultural parcel A system for performing a first and a second agricultural operation on an agricultural parcel. The system is provided with a first autonomous agricultural machine for performing the first agricultural operation, with a second autonomous agricultural machine for perf... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6904962 | Enthalpy exchanger An enthalpy exchanger is disclosed having a heat conducting wall along both sides of which two respective media can flow in mutual enthalpy-exchanging contact. The wall is provided on at least one side with a hydrophilic cover layer having little or no hygroscopic a... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6886492 | Device for automatically milking an animal A device for automatically milking an animal, which device is provided with a milking robot, a computer for controlling the operation of the device, a measuring device for performing measurements on milk obtained from an animal, at least two teat cups, and a common ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6799096 | Method for optimizing energy in a vehicle/train with multiple drive units A method for power optimization in a vehicle/train, using time reserves which are included when planning a schedule, is proposed. In order to achieve a power-saving travel mode with the aid of an optimization algorithm, the presence of a number of completely or part... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6796271 | Device for automatically milking an animal A device for automatically milking an animal. The device is provided with at least two teat cups to be connected to respective teats of the animal. The milking vacuum unit generates a milking vacuum in the teat cups, which milking vacuum unit comprises at least two ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6776119 | Device and method for separating milk from dairy animals A device for separating milk obtained from a dairy animal. Said device is provided with a processing device, with a measuring device for measuring at least one milk variable during a milking run of a dairy animal and for issuing a signal indicative of the measured v... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6239093 | Liquid cleaning compositions and shampoos containing dianionic or alkoxylated dianionic surfactants This invention relates to a liquid cleaning composition or shampoo comprising a surfactant system containing a dianionic or alkoxylated dianionic surfactant having a structural skeleton of at least five carbon atoms to which two anionic substituent groups... | 05/29/2001 |
| 4561991 | Fabric cleaning compositions for clay-based stains Stain removal composition comprise mixtures of grease-cutting solvents and polyamines. The compositions are particularly useful for removing stains comprising a mixture of grease and particulate matter from fabrics. Liquid detergents containing said solve... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4489097 | Intravenous solutions with antimicrobial agent Antifungal/antibacterial materials are added to sterile compositions intended for administration to humans or lower animals to minimize bacterial and mycotic contamination which can cause infections associated with the medical and veterinary use of such c... | 12/18/1984 |
