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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6782705 | Method and system for controlled cooling of small milk quantities A method and system for controlling the cooling of small milk quantities in a cooling tank (2) having a bottom wall portion (12) with a milk cooling surface (12′) within the tank being part of a cooling circuit an agitator (19) within t... | 08/31/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6345590 | Header for milking units provided with a flow adjuster A header for milking units comprising: a bell (15) for the collection of the milk closed by an upper wall (4); milked milk arrival ducts (9) with associated peripheral mouths (8) located on the upper wall (4); a discharge duct (17) fixed to the bell (15) ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6161502 | Apparatus for and method of milking an animal Transducers are acted upon by milk flowing respectively from each teat of the animal into a milking claw which has an upper chamber and a lower chamber. The transducers respond to a condition of the milk and a processor controls valves. If the transducer ... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6152076 | Automatic milking process and device In the case of a method and of a device for automatically extracting milk, long milk hoses having a large internal diameter are used, which permit an optimum mode of operation in combination with the highest possible flows of milk. In addition, the flow c... | 11/28/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5080041 | Pre-curved milk tube A flexible formed pre-curved milk tube (50) extends outwardly from a milking claw inlet (26) and naturally curves upwardly to a teat cup (20), minimizing stress otherwise occurring in a straight milking tube (40), such that the pre-curved tube (50) mainta... | 01/14/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4957065 | Pulsation selector A pulsation selector for milking machines is adjustable to enable alternate milking between the front and rear or between the right and left teats of the animal.... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4907535 | Milk-claw for milking machines A milk-claw for collecting milk sucked from cow's teats through teat cup liners and sending it to a vacuum milking machine, in which the horizontal sections of the collecting chamber in the milk-claw are formed polygonally to prevent the milk which flows ... | 03/13/1990 |
| 4807566 | Milk claw A milk claw is provided with a flow separator having vanes separating streams of milk from the individual quarters of a cow's udder in the upper part of the claw but permitting communication between said streams in the bottom of the claw.... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4803950 | Automatic milking apparatus The method of automatic milking comprising the step of drawing the milk from the teat past one or more non-return valves without the introduction of air into the milk flow upstream of the valve or valves. An automatic milking apparatus for carrying out th... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4793285 | Automatic milking apparatus and methods A method of automatic milking permitting continuous electrical monitoring of milk-related values, such as milk conductivity and milk temperature, for detecting diseased cows. The method uses a claw-piece with four short-milk tubes and teat cups, as is cus... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4671209 | Teat cup claw A teat cup claw includes a milk inlet section with four separate compartments each of which are communicable with the interiors of a claw bowl upon which the milk inlet section is mounted. A valving member is provided for each compartment of the milk inle... | 06/09/1987 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4441454 | Milking apparatus A milking apparatus is described in which air is periodically introduced into the milking cups for the purpose of teat care and improved milk removal and in which a mutual separation of the udder quarters is effected in the collection chamber via a non-re... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4395972 | Multi-valve clawpiece A milking machine clawpiece including four independently operable one-way valves, one for each inlet nipple of the clawpiece, the closure members of the valves being each biased to the valve-closed position by the force of gravity acting on the closure me... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4395971 | Apparatus for machine milking An apparatus and method for machine milking utilizing milking cups the internal spaces of which are defined by teat rubbers for receiving the teats of an animal the inner spaces of the teat rubbers are connected via a duct and a milk collecting chamber to... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4365589 | Methods of and/or apparatus for milking animals A claw for connecting teat cups to a milk line of a milking machine has a plurality of individual chambers with a milk inlet leading from a teat cup into each chamber and an outlet leading from each chamber to a common chamber in the milk line, the inlets... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4314526 | Milk receptacle with discharge valve A milk receptacle is provided at the top with an air outlet and at the bottom with a milk outlet controlled by a float-actuated valve comprising an annular disc engageable with an eccentrically disposed valve seat. The disc is connected at its center to t... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4287853 | Milking device A milker has a lower base with a concave bottom and a lower exit under vacuum that can be closed by a float with valve until the milk level pivots and/or raises the float to open the exit. An enclosure body is fitted on the base and includes a main vacuum... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4280445 | Methods of and/or apparatus for milking animals Milking method and apparatus in which a diaphragm (8,29,39) interposed between a chamber (12,30,34) through which pulsation vacuum is applied to the outer cavity of a set of teat cups through a valve (11,6a, 7a, 33) and a further chamber (9) which is conn... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4253420 | Collecting piece A collecting piece incorporating a pair of relatively movable members which function as a valve to control the supply of a vacuum to all four milking cups of a quarter milking machine while maintaining the milk supplied from each of the milking cups separ... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4231323 | Milking machine claw An outlet from the claw housing is controlled by a valve which allows a small discharge flow even in its closed position. The valve is operated by a pneumatic member comprising two flexible diaphragms defining between them a working chamber, the diaphragm... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4136639 | Vacuum and pulsator automatic shutoff for a claw A claw for a milking machine milk receiver into which the milk descends through four inflations, a central vertical tubular assembly removing milk from low point of receiver, a vacuum delivery tube for milk attached with respect to the tubular member abov... | 01/30/1979 |
