Vision system for facilitating the automated application of disinfectant to the teats of dairy livestock
US-9516854-B2 · Dec 13, 2016 · US
Milking box with robotic attacher
US9756830B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9756830-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213454670-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | Apr 28, 2011 |
| Publication date | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2017 |
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In certain embodiments, a system includes a front wall, a rear wall positioned substantially parallel to the front wall, and first and second side walls each extending between the front wall and the rear wall. The first side wall includes a gate, and the second side wall is spaced apart from the first side wall such that the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall define a milking box stall of a size sufficient to accommodate a dairy livestock. The system includes an equipment portion located adjacent to the rear wall. The equipment portion houses a robotic attacher configured to extend between the rear legs of a dairy livestock located within the milking box stall in order to attach milking equipment to the dairy livestock.
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What is claimed is: 1. A system, comprising: a milking box stall operable to accommodate a dairy livestock for a current milking cycle, wherein the dairy livestock is associated with an elapsed time parameter for the current milking cycle, wherein the elapsed time parameter is an indication of how full of milk the udder of the dairy livestock is likely to be; a sensor operable to identify the dairy livestock within the milking box stall; a controller operable to access histori…
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- What does patent US9756830B2 cover?
- In certain embodiments, a system includes a front wall, a rear wall positioned substantially parallel to the front wall, and first and second side walls each extending between the front wall and the rear wall. The first side wall includes a gate, and the second side wall is spaced apart from the first side wall such that the front wall, the rear wall, the first side wall, and the second side wa…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Hofman Henk, Van Der Sluis Peter Willem, Groensma Ype, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification A01J5/003. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
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- Publication date Tue Sep 12 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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