Class 119/14.54 - Claw

Subclass of Class 119 - Animal husbandry
Definition: Devices involving the structure of the coupling, manifold,
No. of patents: 32
Last issue date: 11/17/2009

Number	Title	Issue Date
7617796	Milking claw A milking claw for a milking unit is disclosed, wherein the milking claw has a tube section to which two end sections are attached. The longitudinal axis of the tube section runs roughly in the horizontal direction, i.e. roughly in the longitudinal direction of the ...	11/17/2009
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
7021239	Milking claw top A milking claw for a dairy animal has a top having a front pair of first and second inlets laterally spaced on opposite sides of a longitudinal axis and receiving milk from the front pair of teats and directing such milk rearwardly into the claw on laterally opposit...	04/04/2006
6981468	Milking claw bottom A milking claw for a dairy animal has a bottom having an outlet tubular member having a flow passage of a first vertical height, and a nozzle having an opening passing milk therethrough from the claw bottom to the flow passage. The nozzle opening has a second vertic...	01/03/2006
6895892	Short milk tube A short milk tube for providing a conduit between a teat cup assembly and a milker claw that defines a number of ribs that import structural rigidity along a longitudinal axis and in predetermined directions relative to the longitudinal axis to maintain adequate cro...	05/24/2005
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
6543382	Side outlet milking claw A milking claw includes a milk bowl with an interior having an inner bottom surface, an inner top surface and an inner sidewall surface between the inner top and bottom surfaces. Milk inlets are formed in the bowl and open into the interior of the bowl th...	04/08/2003
6401655	Milking claw with concave window A milking claw having a barrel-type body and a pair of windows for enclosing a chamber therebetween includes a seal which prevents engagement between the windows and the body. The seal is preferably a rubber seal molded to the perimeter of the window. The...	06/11/2002
6298807	Top unloading tapered barrel claw A barrel claw of increased volumetric capacity without sacrificing ergonomics has a normally horizontally disposed, elongated hollow body having a generally cylindrical central portion and a pair of tapered, conical end portions on opposite sides of the c...	10/09/2001
6058880	Claw for a milking machine A claw for a milking machine comprises a housing (1, 3) defining an inner space and having four inlet members (8', 9'), which are intended to connect the inner space of the housing (1, 3) to a respective teatcup of the milking machine, and an outlet membe...	05/09/2000
6006695	Claw for a milking machine A claw for a milking machine comprises a housing (1) defining an inner space, at least one inlet member (8, 9) which via a milk conduit (10) is intended to connect the inner space of the housing to a teat of an animal to be milked, and an outlet pipe (6) ...	12/28/1999
5988105	Claw for a milking machine A claw for a milking machine comprises a housing (1) having a first portion (2) and a second portion (3). On the second portion (3), there are provided inlet members (8, 9) which are intended to connect the inner space of the housing (1) to teatcup of the...	11/23/1999
5896827	Milking system having a substantially stable continuous vacuum level A milking system having a substantially stable continuous vacuum level through a milk claw and milk hose. The milking system includes a milking apparatus for connection with an animal's teats to apply a controlled vacuum thereto to remove milk therefrom a...	04/27/1999
5855183	Teat cup assembly A teat cup assembly for evenly distributing its weight to the udder of dairy animal despite variations and changes in teat angularity and elevation. The teat cup assembly has four teat cups, two on each side. The two teat cups on each side communicate to ...	01/05/1999
5829381	Device for measuring the complex impedance of milk, and pulsator having such a device A device for measuring the complex impedance, such as the electrical conductance and/or the capacitance, of milk, for example in connection with mastitis detection, comprises a sample chamber which is provided with sensors and in which a milk sample can b...	11/03/1998
5590622	Claw of a milking machine A claw for use in a milking system. The claw includes claw bowl member defining a sump having a claw milk line outlet; and a claw body member engageable with or engaged with the claw bowl member to define together with the sump a chamber. The claw body me...	01/07/1997
5586518	Milking cluster air fork A milking cluster air fork (120) has outlets (122, 124, 126, 128) directing air tubes (80, 82, 84, 86) laterally inwardly of respective milk tubes (58, 60, 62, 64), rather than outwardly, to provide a narrower profile, such that if the dairy animal (22) l...	12/24/1996
5493995	Collapsing teat cup liner with tapering barrel wall An elongated, flexible teat cup liner (10) of an improved design which can accommodate teats of varying lengths without fear of teat damage or inefficient machine milking. The liners (10) of the invention include an apertured mouthpiece (16) adjacent one ...	02/27/1996
5345890	Milking claw ferrule aperture and sanitizing methodology A modified milking machine claw having ferrules or connectors with an aperture in the surface of each ferrule to allow complete sanitation of milk lines and removal of debris from pockets between the ferrule and the tube lumen of short milk tubes....	09/13/1994
5291853	Top unloaded milking claw A top unloading milking claw (10) includes a high-impact transparent plastic lower bowl (12) and a stainless steel upper top (14). The claw has a plurality of deflectors (50, 52, 54, 56) on the inner surface (48) of the lower bowl (12) and spaced radially...	03/08/1994
5076211	Teat cup claw A teat cup claw comprises a housing (1) forming a chamber (5), at least an inlet for supplying milk to the chamber, an outlet (7) for milk from the chamber for connection to a vacuum source, and a tube (8), which is arranged in the chamber with one of its...	12/31/1991
4941433	Milking method and related apparatus Milking machine methods and apparatus facilitating automatic attachment to the dairy cow's udder, incorporate upstanding thin-walled flexible conical teat cup entrance portals, with the four teat cups preferably positioned upright in a trapezoidal configu...	07/17/1990
4582022	Milk collecting system for automatic milk apparatus A collector member for the vacuum hose lines and pulsator lines from the milking cups of an automatic milking machine is provided which permits connection of the vacuum hose lines to a milk line or milk pail such that milk never contacts any part of the c...	04/15/1986
4537152	Milking claw The milk claw has a frusto-conical cover fitting on and oriented to the bowl. The four inlets to the cover are downwardly and tangentially arranged on the cover so incoming milk hugs the inside wall of the cover as it swirls around the cover for discharge...	08/27/1985
4459940	Milk collecting system for automatic milk apparatus A collector member for the vacuum hose lines and pulsator lines from the milking cups of an automatic milking machine is provided which permits connection of the vacuum hose lines to a milk line or milk pail such that milk never contacts any part of the c...	07/17/1984
4434744	Methods of and/or apparatus for milking animals A milking claw of the type employed for connecting teat cups to a milk line of a milking machine having a claw body including a common chamber for receiving milk from the teat cups and flow directing means for creating a vortex in the fluid within the com...	03/06/1984
4403568	Milk-claw including inspection means for milk sucked from cow's teats A milk-claw includes a collecting chamber for milk is formed within a drum housing and connected to inlets and an outlet for milk respectively; inspection chambers for milk which have been defined adjacent to said collecting chamber for milk by means of a...	09/13/1983
4385590	Apparatus for on-site detection of mastitis in milk animals A filtering cell through which milk from each cow of a herd is caused to pass for immediate detection of mastitis. Milk from the different teats of each animal is combined and passed through the filtering device which comprises a housing and a filter thro...	05/31/1983
4344385	Milker An independent quarter milker has four teat cups with individual conduits connected from the teat cups to a manifold mounted on the stall structure. Milk from the manifold flows through a pipeline to a collection tank. A flow sensor and shutoff valve in e...	08/17/1982
4253419	Milk claw A milk claw includes upper and lower body portions forming a milk collecting chamber having a central vertical axis. Four inlet nozzles slant downwardly to said upper body portion while extending tangentially in one direction relative to said axis, whereb...	03/03/1981
3999516	Milker with resilient pulsator manifold mounting A milker with a milk receiving chamber for suspension beneath a cow has teat cups connected therewith for attachment to the cow's teats. A pulsation vacuum manifold, connected with the teat cups, is mounted to the cover of the milk receiving chamber by a ...	12/28/1976

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