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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7308866 | Methods of managing animals and milking station Example embodiments related to a method of automatically milking animals, wherein the animals are allowed to move in area intended therefore. The area may include a resting area and a feeding area housing a milking station, whereby the animals are allowed to visit i... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7246572 | Livestock management system A confinement and feeding stall for livestock such as horses, cows and the like with side frames spaced so that an animal can stand comfortably but not turn around and narrow enough to prevent other animals from crowding into an occupied stall. A gate is provided at... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7131394 | Device for at least one milking stall and a parlour comprising a plurality of milking stalls The invention refers to a device for at least one milking stall (3) with a milking position (4) for an animal and with at least one milking equipment including a milking member arranged to be attached to including animal for milking thereof. The milkin... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7124711 | Gate closing apparatus An apparatus is provided for closing an internal divider gate in a livestock transport vehicle (i.e. trailer). The vehicle has one side with an opening. A bar is pivotally connected to the side adjacent to the opening, and is received through the opening such that t... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114458 | Notification method and system A method for automatically error notifying a user of a dairy farm, wherein milking animals, such as cows, are allowed to move freely in an area (1) intended therefore and to visit individually a milking animal station, such as e.g. a milking parlor (9)... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7055458 | System for the presentation of animals to be milked and method A milking parlor for presenting an animal to be milked rearwardly loads the animal into a milking stall through an ingress/egress gate and forwardly unloads the animal from the milking stall through the same ingress/egress gate to pass along a unique exit path to a ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6945088 | Multi-fragment impact test specimen A multiple fragment impact test specimen, and a method for using it in multiple fragment impact tests against a target, is disclosed. The test specimen comprises two or more fragments fixed to one or more connecting members so that the fragments are held at a fixed ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6925962 | Elevated beam cow stall assembly An elevated-beam cow stall assembly employs angle brackets each installed on a respective vertical post. Support stanchions formed of a vertical rail, with upper and receiver members affixed at upper and lower ends of the rail, are attached to the back plates of the... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6843203 | Device for at least one milking stall and a parlor comprising a plurality of milking stalls The invention refers to a device for at least one milking stall (3) with a milking position (4) for an animal and with at least one milking equipment including a milking member arranged to be attached to including animal for milking thereof. The milkin... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6814026 | Milking parlor and method for individually presenting animals to be milked via a translating shuttle stall A milking parlor having a plurality of translatable shuttle stalls allows for presentation of animals to be milked and corresponding release of the animals, independent of the milking status of additional animals. The shuttle stalls can be disposed in a herringbone ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6814027 | Milker unit detacher for rotary milking parlor A rotary milking parlor milker detacher having a pivoting support arm and retracting chain arrangement that is synchronized with a rotating platform position to move the detacher between a storage position, a presentation position, and a milking position to protect ... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6802280 | Rotary parlour for milking of animals The invention relates to a rotary parlour for milking of animals, especially cows (1). The parlour includes a rotary platform (2) having dividing members (3) arranged to divide the platform (2) into stalls. The dividing members (3)... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6779484 | Milking system A milking system including apparatus and a method for facilitating the milking of a large number of animals in a milking parlor. Milking stalls in the parlor are arranged to provide a one way-path of travel through the parlor with a controlled entry and exit to faci... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6679195 | Method and an apparatus for milking loose going dairy animals A method for serving animals, such as milking dairy animals, allowed to go loose in an enclosed area, with animal stalls with a robot. The stalls have entrance and exit gates that are controlled. A service area includes at least three stationary animals s... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6637375 | Cow indexing and positioning method and apparatus A cow indexing and positioning system comprising a first and second actuating systems where the first actuating system repositions a cow brisket bar assembly in the horizontal plane to index the cows located in a stall to be milked. When the cows are fini... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6216633 | Brisket rail assemblies and methods A milking parlor assembly including a brisket rail therefor. The brisket rail is formed of sheets of steel that are bent into six-sided segments that are relatively easy to manufacture and, when assembled into the brisket rail, very easy to clean and main... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6213052 | Device and method for milking animals A device for milking animals having at least two milking stalls which are each provided with a movable entrance gate, a movable exit gate and a first spurring device to drive the animals out of the milking stalls, and a passageway along the entrance gates... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6186094 | Sabot anti-splitting ring A composite sabot including an anti-splitting ring connected to the composite sabot body, to prevent the sabot from splitting during discard. The composite sabot includes sabot petals with fibers oriented in the radial direction and a front scoop for gath... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6112702 | Wave curb for milking parlor Wave curb for the cow stand of a diagonal or herringone milking parlor is formed of an elongated sheet metal strip. The side edges are each bent over about 180 degrees to form unitary beads on the side edges. The strip is bent in alternate curves in the l... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6044793 | Apparatus for automatically milking animals An apparatus for automatically milking animals provided with one or more automatic milking robots, teat cups and milking compartments. The teat cups are disposed on a carrier of a milking robot arm so as to be in their inoperative position, inclined relat... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6026766 | Dairy freestall housing apparatus Dairy freestall apparatus having a plurality of pipe loops removably adjustably clamped to a pair of rails at right angles to such rails to define one or more rows of cow stalls. The rails are removably vertically clamped to a plurality of aligned posts.... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5970920 | Brisket barrier for milking parlors A brisket barrier for milking parlors includes a transverse bar mounted for sliding movement on vertical supports. The bar has a release position at floor level, a retaining position at brisket level, and an index position where it presses rearward agains... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5803015 | Dairy parlor entry gate A simple, efficient, and rugged dairy parlor entry gate which is especially useful for identifying animals, minimizing the need for lead animals to back up as the gates swing open, and provides for indexing the animals into proper position. The entry gate... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5791283 | Milking plant A milking plant comprises a stall adapted to house one animal at a time for milking of the animal and a device for automatic milking of the animal in the stall. According to the invention the automatic milking device comprises a first milking unit with te... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5727504 | Milking stand A milking stand having a plurality of adjacent positions accommodating animals to be milked has a barrier at a rear end of the animals to be milked and a horizontal elongated locking component at a front end of the animals to be milked. The locking compon... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5704311 | Method and apparatus for automatically milking animals In a method of automatically milking animals, such as cows, the milk obtained from each udder quarter is discharged through separate milk lines to a collector element. When the milk flow from one or more udder quarters has decreased to less than a thresho... | 01/06/1998 |
| 5638768 | Front positioning rail for milking parlor A front positioning rail for a diagonal milking parlor, in which cows stand alongside one another at an angle to the curb, is movable between a milking position and a release position. In the milking position the rail restrains the cows with their heads p... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5469808 | Animal stall An animal stall in which an animal is presented for milking with the udder and teats moved forward from the position when the animal stands normally to a position improving access for milking including a forward floor part fixable higher than a rear, entr... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5423289 | Gate assembly for milking shed A mechanism for the control of cows within a milking shed that includes a plurality of dividers mounted so as to be movable from a first or raised position, whereupon cows can move beneath the dividers, to a second or lower position where the dividers are... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5285746 | Self-indexing exit gate for milking parlor A self-indexing exit gate for a side-by-side milking parlor has a yoke member that is cantilevered on a sleeve that is journaled on an overhead rotary pivot bar. A latch member affords a limited amount of play between the sleeve member and the pivot bar. ... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5259334 | Herringbone dairy stall having injury preventing butt plate A herringbone dairy stall comprises a brisket barrier for keeping cows from moving forward out of the stall, and a rear barrier, comprising a series of butt plates, for restraining the cows from behind. The forwardly protruding vertical edge of each butt ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5259335 | Sequencing gate for milking parlor A sequencing gate for a side-by-side milking parlor employs a gate member formed as a loop having an open center. The gate member has lower and upper rail portions with a distal portion joining the distal ends of the upper and lower portions, and a proxim... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5203280 | Rapid exit herringbone stall A herringbone-type milking parlor of the type in which the cow is milked from the side utilizes a rotating gate that moves from a horizontal exit position to a vertical position to urge the cow to exit from the milking stall. The gate stays in this positi... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5000119 | Wedge-shaped milking stall and parlor A cow stall for a side-by-side type milking parlor, i.e., of the type in which the cow is milked from behind her hind legs, has its side walls angled outward to be somewhat wedge shaped. In the milking parlor, the operator pit can be of arcuate shape, so ... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4854268 | Milking plant and sorting system A milking and sorting system comprises at least one parlor including a floor, a plurality of stalls juxtaposed along the floor, an animal entrance mechanism to each stall and an animal exit mechanism disposed along an exit side of the parlor. One parlor e... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4452175 | Post assembly for a parlor stall A stall for a milking parlor having an elevated cow platform with an operator's floor along one side. The stall has a series of post assemblies to which longitudinal elements are secured. Each of the intermediate post assemblies has a pair of posts secure... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4419961 | Milking parlor construction An improved milking parlor construction comprising the combination of a modular unit which comprises a module which may be utilized in fabricating milking parlors of the type wherein a central milking pit area has juxtapositioned on either side a cattle s... | 12/13/1983 |
| 4362127 | Milking barn system and apparatus In a herringbone stall apparatus efficiency of operation is achieved by having the stall, the feeding equipment and individual gates for each stall carried by a single supporting and reciprocatable structure. The gates are split with unequal sections and ... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4241699 | Cow-restraining device A cow-milking parlor includes an elongate milking pit, and a plurality of head locks or restraining devices which are arranged in a row paralleling the pit's long axis. The head locks cooperate with an elevated bar extending along the pit to confine the c... | 12/30/1980 |
