Milking plant

US9155281B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9155281-B2
Application numberUS-30332607-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 28, 2007
Priority dateJun 21, 2006
Publication dateOct 13, 2015
Grant dateOct 13, 2015

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A milking plant includes a milking member to be attached to a teat of an animal to be milked during a milking operation. A milk container is connected to the milking member and adapted to collect the milk extracted during the milking operation. A milk pump, being a part of a milk transport conduit, defines a suction side and a pressure side. A milk tank is connected to the milk container via the milk transport conduit and adapted to collect the milk from the milk container. A milk sample discharge device is connected to the milk transport conduit at the pressure side. The milk pump is adapted to transport during a milk transport operation the milk extracted during the milking operation from the milk container in a major flow to the milk tank and in a minor flow via the milk discharge device.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A milking plant, comprising: a milking member ( 1 ) to be attached to at least one teat of an animal to be milked during a milking operation, at least one milk container ( 3 , 3 ′) connected to the milking member ( 1 ) and adapted to collect the milk extracted during the milking operation, a milk transport conduit ( 5 ) connected to a discharge side of the at least one milk container, a milk pump ( 7 ) being a part of the milk transport conduit…

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What does patent US9155281B2 cover?
A milking plant includes a milking member to be attached to a teat of an animal to be milked during a milking operation. A milk container is connected to the milking member and adapted to collect the milk extracted during the milking operation. A milk pump, being a part of a milk transport conduit, defines a suction side and a pressure side. A milk tank is connected to the milk container via th…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Bosma Epke, Holmertz Nils Erik, Delaval Holding Ab
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A01J5/045. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 13 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).