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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125261 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A GROUP OF DAIRY ANIMALS The present invention relates to a system and method of managing a group of dairy animals. More particularly, the invention relates to measuring one or more milk parameters, comparing this parameter to a criterion, and allowing an animal access to a pasture based on thi... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129695 | METHOD OF PRODUCING PLANT BIOSTIMULANT A method of producing a plant biostimulant includes hydrolyzing bacterial cells to obtain a hydrolysate and formulating the hydrolysate as a plant biostimulant for foliar application or application as a soil adjuvant.... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120103266 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD IN A MILKING SYSTEM, THE MILKING SYSTEM ITSELF, AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING THE METHOD An arrangement in a rotary milking system includes a rotating platform, an entry thereto and an exit therefrom. A selection gate arrangement at the exit of the rotating platform selectively guides animals, which have been milked in the rotary milking system and leave th... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120006269 | Automated Rotary Milking System In certain embodiments, a milking system includes a rotary milking platform having a plurality of milking stalls and a plurality of milking devices, each milking device configured for attachment to the teats of a dairy livestock located in a corresponding milking stall ... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120006270 | AUTOMATIC MILK SEPARATION An indicating system for use in a milking system including an automated milking machine with a method for detecting mastitis of a milking animal in an automated milking machine, includes a first device for automatically obtaining and determining a first indicator of mas... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120000427 | MILKING PARLOUR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME An apparatus for milking an animal and provides a milking parlour includes first and second robotic manipulation devices and a plurality of milking stalls provided on a platform moveable relative to the robotic manipulation devices. The robotic manipulation devices are ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110303155 | System and Method for Implementing an Adaptive Milking Process An adaptive milking system comprises a milk meter, a controller, and a detacher. The milk meter measures a flow rate of milking an animal during a first period of time, and continues to monitor the flow rate of milking the animal. The controller is communicatively coupl... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110247563 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MILKING A DAIRY ANIMAL The invention relates to a device for and method of milking dairy animals, in particular cows. The device and method have been improved in order to enhance the efficiency of use. In one embodiment, for the milking, teat cups are connected by means of a robot arm to resp... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110247564 | METHOD OF AND DEVICE FOR MILKING A DAIRY ANIMAL The invention relates to a device for and method of milking dairy animals, in particular cows. In one embodiment, for the milking, teat cups are connected by means of a robot arm to respective teats of the dairy animal. This makes it possible to start the milking of the... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110239944 | METHOD OF MILKING A GROUP OF DAIRY ANIMALS The invention relates to a method of milking a group of dairy animals including a first subgroup and a second subgroup by an automatic milking system, and wherein the milking system is flushed after a dairy animal from the second subgroup has been milked. The flushing s... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110239942 | METHOD OF DYNAMIC MILKING In a method of dynamic milking, is performed a given modulating of values of airflow-forming pressures in a first working zone in a negative drive cycle and in a second working zone in a positive drive cycle of a cyclic drive unit, for providing and energy-physiological... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110239945 | SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING A TEAT CUP TO A TEAT The invention provides a system for connecting a teat cup to a teat, including a teat cup with an opening for receiving a teat, a robot arm for moving the teat cup, a teat cup positioning system with a 3D-sensor and a sensor device for measuring a control quantity, and ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110239943 | MILKING DEVICE FOR THE MILKING OF MILKING ANIMALS The invention relates to a milking device for milking animals, the required vacuum being, for example, generated by generating compressed air using a compressor and passing said compressed air through the system, the compressed air creating a vacuum at all required loca... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110232576 | METHOD OF AND DEVICE FOR MILKING A DAIRY ANIMAL DEPENDENT ON THE LACTATION PERIODS The invention provides a milking device having at least one teat cup connectable to a teat of a dairy animal, and a method of controlling the milking device. A measuring sensor measures the amount of milk secreted. Data regarding the dairy animal are collected in a cont... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110232575 | Milking Equipment and Method A teat cup has a nozzle in a head portion of a flexible liner of the teat cup for delivering fluid internally of the teat cup. The nozzle is directed so as to discharge fluid towards the discharge end of the teat cup. When milking is terminated, treatment fluid is injec... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110226183 | HANDLING OF TEAT CUPS Teat cups are fetched from a teat cup magazine by a gripper carried on a robotic arm. The gripper grips and removes teat cups from the teat cup magazine. The gripper also holds at least one teat cup during transport thereof towards an udder where an animal's teats are l... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110220028 | Milking Equipment and Method A teat cup has a nozzle in a head portion of a flexible liner of the teat cup for delivering fluid internally of the teat cup. The nozzle is directed so as to discharge fluid towards the discharge end of the teat cup. When milking is terminated, treatment fluid is injec... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110168096 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING A MILKING CUP ON A TEAT OF AN ANIMAL Methods and apparatus for positioning milking cups on respective teats of a milk-yielding animal by; generating a 3D direct recording of at least one of the milking cups and at least one of the teats of the milk-yielding animal, determining a relative distance between t... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110155065 | METHOD FOR MILKING, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND MILKING SYSTEM A method for milking is provided in a milking system which includes a milking machine having a plurality of teat cups, which teat cups are attached to, and detached from, teats of animals as part of the milkings of the animals. The method determines whether an animal, w... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110155064 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR ANIMAL MANAGEMENT A method for management of animals in an area (11) including a plurality of grazing paddocks (12a-f), in which the animals graze, and a milking area (13), in which the animals are milked, wherein the milking area is accessible from eac... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110114024 | AUTOMATIC MILKING DEVICE Device for milking an animal, such as a cow, comprising an animal standing area to be occupied by the animal to be milked in a particular milking position and a robot device with a robot arm assembly for applying to and/or removing teat cups from the respective teats of... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110114023 | Method and device for treatment of animals Method and device for treatment of a milk-yielding animal (10), in particular for milking an animal, in which a positioning device (16) transfers a treatment device (17) from a base position (7) to a reach position (1-S) in which an op... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110088624 | METHOD FOR THE PROTECTION OF SKIN REGIONS OF A TEAT DURING THE MILKING PROCESS, AND FILM FOR SUCH A METHOD Disclosed is a method for protecting especially injured or stressed skin regions of a teat during the milking process. In said method, the teat is wrapped in an overlapping manner in a film that is a combination of planar support and an adhesive layer, by means of which... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110011343 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING THE MILKING BY A MILKING MACHINE A method for controlling the milking by a milking machine includes, during an initial phase of the milking, increasing a milking vacuum and/or a maximum pulsation vacuum for the milking gradually from a first selected vacuum level (1L) towards a second selected vacuum l... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100326360 | MILKING EQUIPMENT AND METHOD In apparatus and methods for applying treatment and cleaning fluid to cows teats and the teat cups of milking equipment, post-milking, each teat cup (1) has a nozzle (13) in the head portion (6) of the flexible liner (3) of the teat cup for d... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100313812 | SYSTEM FOR MILKING COWS AND METHOD A system for milking cows includes a structure for retaining cows therein. Such structure includes at least one holding area within such structure, at least one exit alley connected to and extending from a predetermined portion of such at least one holding area to at le... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100307420 | MILKING PARLOUR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME An apparatus for milking an animal provides a milking parlour (1) with a robotic manipulation device (25) and a milking stall (5) provided on a platform (3) moveable relative to the robotic manipulation device (25). An electric control... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100300362 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING A TEAT CUP An apparatus and method for locating a teat cup for use in a milking parlour. The apparatus includes a milking stall (7) provided on a rotatable platform (9) and a system (19, 245, 23, 25) for controlling movement of a teat cup magazine (20) ... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100289649 | Arrangement and Method for Determining Positions of the Teats of A Milking Animal An arrangement is provided for attaching teat cups to teats of a milking animal in a rotary milking system having a milking stall for housing the milking animal during milking. The arrangement comprises a three-dimensional camera configured to be directed towards the ud... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100288198 | Arrangement and Method for Determining the Position of an Animal An arrangement, which is provided for determining the position of an animal, comprises a three-dimensional camera directed towards the animal and provided to record a three-dimensional image of the animal, and image processing means is provided for detecting the animal ... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100282172 | TEAT PREPARATION STATION AND METHOD FOR TEAT PREPARATION A teat preparation station(1) for preparation of teats of milking animals prior to being milked in a milking system (11) equipped with at least one milking stall(13) is provided. The teat preparation station (1) includes a teat preparation ar... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100282173 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THE MILKING BY A MILKING MACHINE A method for controlling the milking by a milking machine, which milking machine includes a plurality of teat cups (19), each teat cup having a flexible teat receiving liner (33) arranged inside a rigid teat cup shell (35), wherein, during milking, ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100236485 | MILKING PARLOUR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME An apparatus for milking an animal and provides a milking parlour (1) including first and second robotic manipulation devices (100, 200) and a plurality of milking stalls (5) provided on a platform (3) moveable relative to the robotic manipul... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100236484 | MILKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VACUUM REGULATION A milking system includes a vacuum pump (11); milking equipment (15); a conduit (14) connecting the milking equipment to the vacuum pump; and a first vacuum regulator (25) provided to maintain a preset vacuum level in the milking equipment. A... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100206236 | ANIMAL SHELTER STRUCTURE An at least partially open sided outdoor animal shelter structure to condition animals, when positioned within the structure, to a desired physiological state by controlling the environment in the structure, the structure including a floor to support animals, side suppo... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100192860 | MILKING FACILITY AND METHOD FOR MILKING THEREIN A space-saving milking facility includes an entrance passage way (17a) provided for receiving milking animals on a voluntary basis, a waiting area (11), a milking area (13) housing automatic milking stations (31), a post-milking area (... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100170445 | METHOD OF AND DEVICE FOR MANAGING A GROUP OF DAIRY ANIMALS, AS WELL AS A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT THEREFOR The invention provides a method of managing a group of dairy animals including individually recognizing each animal by an animal identification system, milking the animals to give actual milk yields for each animal, and feeding the animals with an predetermined individu... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100170446 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING AN ANIMAL The present invention relates to a method in which an animal is cooled and to apparatus for cooling an animal, in particular a cow. The method includes the step of determining the condition of the animal (5) and/or of the environment in which the animal (5... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100154713 | System and Method of Production for Milk Products A system and method for producing milk is disclosed in which animals present themselves for milking on a voluntary basis. The milk produced is handled and processed separately from milk and dairy products produced by conventional milking. Advantageous characteristics of... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100147221 | Method for operating a milking facility, in addition to corresponding milking facility The invention relates to apparatus and methods for operating a carousel milking facility comprising a plurality of milking stations, which are arranged on a movable platform. Movement of the platform is determined in relation to a reference point and the position of at ... | 06/17/2010 |
