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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146532 | Automatic milking apparatus for laboratory animals An automatic milking apparatus for laboratory animals that can facilitate and stabilize the positioning of a teat cup 20 is provided for full automation of a milking operation. An end of a first milk tube 12 attached to a teat cup 20 for laborat... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8117989 | Milk tube dome with flow controller A milker unit liner dome having an inner surface and flow diverters joined to the inner surface to redirect teat dip from an inlet to provide more uniform coverage of dip on a teat. The liner dome can also include more than one flow diverter for redirecting teat dip... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113145 | Teat cup liner A milking machine teat cup liner having a dome and a barrel, and the barrel has an upper transition portion and a lower square portion. The transition section mates with the round cross-section of the dome and the square cross-section of the lower square portion to ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8056505 | Vent for milking liner A vent plug for a milking liner has an outlet that discharges the vent air in the downstream direction. The vent plug has an outlet disposed in the downstream portion of the inner flange of the vent plug so that vent air is directed toward the outlet of the short mi... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8033247 | Automatic dairy animal milker unit backflusher and teat dip applicator system and method A system for cleaning a dairy animal milker unit and applying dip to a dairy animal, the system includes a main control, an air supply, a water supply, a backflush fluid supply, a dip supply, a stall control for receiving the air, water, backflush fluid and dip supp... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7963249 | 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 f... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7882803 | Teat cup inflation An inflation for a milking machine is formed to have an elongate, hollow barrel. The barrel terminates in open upper and lower ends. An elongate reinforcement element comprising a relatively narrow raised rib is molded integrally along an outer surface of the barrel... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7856942 | Milking devices A milking device includes at least a teat-receiving flexible sleeve, adapted to be positioned on/over a teat. A first portion thereof includes a material, selected from the group consisting of thermo-plastic elastomers (TPE), as defined in ISO 18064, and a second po... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7707966 | Liner contact automatic teat dip applicator A teat dip applicator and method direct a teat dip to a teat cup liner head that defines a chamber and nozzle through which teat dip flows to coat an animal teat prior to and during detachment of a milker unit from a dairy animal. ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7536975 | Plasma-assisted disinfection of milking machines In a milking machine teat cup wherein an animal to be milked has its teat inserted into a teat cup liner during milking, a first electrode extends about or within at least a portion of the teat cup liner. To clean and/or disinfect the liner, a second electrode is in... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7401573 | Liner contact automatic teat dip applicator A teat dip applicator and method direct a teat dip to a teat cup liner head that defines a chamber and nozzle through which teat dip flows to coat an animal teat prior to and during detachment of a milker unit from a dairy animal. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7395781 | Device for inserting and removing milking machine liners A device for selectively inserting or removing cup liners having a generally elongated cylindrical body, a front cup and a rear lip from a milking cup apparatus. The device having a frame, a force-applying device pivotally connected to the frame and a liner holding ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7395780 | Milk collecting piece with a kink element for defined kinking of a milk tube A milk collecting piece comprises a kink element having a bending edge which ensures reliable kinking and thus maintenance of the operating vacuum in milk tubes which are guided outwards in a direction oblique to the longitudinal axis. In one embodiment, the milk co... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7350478 | Valved teatcup assembly A teatcup assembly includes a shell having a liner, and a pressure responsive valve movably mounted in the shell for movement between open and closed positions at the beginning and end of a milking interval. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7299766 | Fluid-applying device and a method of applying a fluid to a teat of a dairy animal A fluid-applying device for applying a fluid to a teat of a dairy animal. The fluid-applying device comprises a fluid detector for determining a fluid application pattern of the fluid on the teat of the dairy animal. The fluid detector comprises a computer loaded wi... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293527 | Vent plug for milking liner A vent plug for a milking liner has an inlet that faces the outer surface of the liner. The position of the vent inlet reduces the likelihood that it will become clogged with debris from the floor of the milking parlor. In one embodiment, the vent plug has a plurali... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290498 | Vent plug for milking liner A vent plug for a milking liner has a shielded inlet that reduces the likelihood that it will become clogged with debris from the floor of the milking parlor. In one embodiment, the vent plug has a plurality of redundant inlets that allow the vent plug to function i... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7258074 | Method for machine milking an animal The invention relates to a method for machine milking an animal, particularly a cow, according to which a stimulation phase precedes a main milking phase, whereby during the entire stimulation phase, essentially no milk is withdrawn, and the duration of the stimulat... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7243616 | Multifunctional health protection device for udders of cows The invention relates to a multifunctional health protection device for udders of cows. The device comprises a brassiere, which is provided at its lower portion with circular openings (5) corresponding to four teats of a cow. The four circular opening (5 | 07/17/2007 |
| 7178480 | Method of reducing risk of infection of a bovine teat after cessation of milking A method of reducing infection of a bovine teat is described. This method may include providing a surfactant for reducing infection of a bovine teat, creating a foam with a mixture of surfactant and compressed gas, extracting milk from the teat of a bovine, and, fol... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165510 | Bovine germicide application device A method and device for applying germicide solutions to a cattle teat or other item in a way that reduces the amount of waste that typically accompanies this process. The present invention provides a method for cleaning a teat which comprises the steps of dipping a ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7128020 | Device and a method for allowing performance of several separate treatments of a teat of an animal This invention relates to a device and a method for allowing performance of several separate treatment of a teat of an animal. The device includes a cup-shaped body (1) having a surface (2) defining an inner space (3), which is arranged to recei... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121590 | Hose device A hose device includes a hose portion (3), at least a first end portion (2) and a channel (5) which extends along the hose device (1) through the first end portion and the hose portion. The hose device has flexible and elastic properties.... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7117815 | Device for milking animals A device for milking animals is provided with at least two milking robots, each for automatically connecting at least one teat cup to a teat of an animal. Each milking robot is provided with a milking vacuum unit for generating a milking vacuum for milking an animal... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7055457 | Method for efficient milking A method for milking animals, particularly domesticated dairy animals, and most particularly dairy cattle, that improves milk/food sanitation, labor and cost efficiency, environmental friendliness, and throughput, that uses a wet prep and minimizes both interactions... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6997136 | Teat cup assembly A teat cup assembly comprises an inflation having a plurality of radially-extending longitudinal ribs circumferentially spaced about the inflation and having a T-shaped cross-section. An outer shell for receiving the inflation comprises a plurality of longitudinally... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6957625 | Method and device for the improved milking of an animal, in particular of a cow The invention relates to a method and a device for milking milk residues to achieve the extraction of as much of the milk as possible that is preset in the udder. According to the method, a rubber teat element (10) in a teat cup (1) is displaced in a m... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6935270 | Milking and application teat cup, system, and method A milking and applicator teat cup is configured to receive an animal teat within a liner located in a shell. At the openings of the liner and shell where the teat is received, there is an applicator configured to dispense disinfectant, conditioning, and/or cleaning ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935271 | Method for producing a bovine teat dip A method for producing a foamed bovine teat dip is provided. This method may include providing a teat cup configured to surround a bovine teat wherein the teat cup may have an open end sized to accept a bovine teat. This method may also include providing a source of... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6920840 | Apparatus for installing and removing teat cup liners An apparatus for installing and removing a teat cup liner (or “inflation”) from a shell has a fixture which holds and retains the shell in position. A pair of shoes is capable of moving to engage a portion of the liner projecting from the shell to pull the liner... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6899055 | Teatcup liner, a teatcup and a milking member The invention refers to a teatcup liner, a teatcup and a milking member. The liner (1) is mountable in a teatcup shell (2) having a first end (3) and a second end (4) to extend through the shell, and forms an inner space to receive a teat... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6895890 | Flexible milk hose for an automatic milking plant An automatic milking plant is provided with a short milk hose, which, due to spaced-apart elevations in its center piece, has sufficient mechanical stability vis-a-vis pressure differences as well as a high flexibility. The use of the short milk hose according to th... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6866003 | Milking device and method This invention relates to a method and device for checking the teat rubber of a teat cup. The object of this invention is providing a simple and reliable method for checking the teat rubber and a device suitable for implementing the method. In this respect, this inv... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6796272 | Teatcup liner and family A teatcup liner series, having n liners L1 through Ln, enables selection of faster milking or less liner slip. A liner and/or the series is provided with variable groove width and/or material. A cost advantaged manufacturing method is provided.... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6789501 | Replaceable liner and teat cup shell for a teat cup assembly and method A liner for use with a teat cup having a rigid hollow shell having a central aperture is shown. The liner comprises a teat chamber having an opening which extends axially therethrough and terminates in a distal end and which has an axial length greater in length tha... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6776120 | Controlled collapse teatcup liner A teatcup liner and teatcup assembly are provided with controlled collapse constructions including ribs, notches, sleeves, and thickness variations. ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6755153 | Teatcup liner mouthpiece lip with controlled deflection and slip reduction The lip of the upper mouthpiece of a teatcup liner is provided with controlled deflection for controlling slip along the teat of the mammal being milked. The deflection control is provided by various embossed patterns and/or inserts. ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6752102 | Apparatus for producing a foam bovine teat dip An apparatus for producing a foam surfactant suitable for a bovine teat dip having a compressor for air pressurization of a surfactant solution containing a germicide, disinfectant, biocide, etc., wherein the air-surfactant mixture is passed through a flow or line m... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6745718 | Anti-slip and faster milking teatcup liner A teatcup liner has an upper mouthpiece and a barrel depending downwardly from the upper mouthpiece, the barrel extending axially along an axis for receiving a teat inserted axially thereinto through the mouthpiece, the barrel being defined by a barrel wall having a... | 06/08/2004 |
| 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 |
