GEA Farm Technologies, Inc. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150342141 | Teat Dip Manifold for an Automatic Teat Dip Applicator - A system for cleaning a dairy animal milker unit and applying dip to a dairy animal, the system includes a main control, an air supply, a water supply, a backflush fluid supply, a dip supply, a stall control for receiving the air, water, backflush fluid and dip supplies, and a safety valve that is adjacent to a downstream portion of the milker unit to control backflush and dip fluids being fed to the milker unit. | 12-03-2015 |
20150334978 | Valve Block for a Backflushing and Teat Dip Applicator System - A system for cleaning a dairy animal milker unit and applying dip to a dairy animal, the system includes a main control, an air supply, a water supply, a backflush fluid supply, a dip supply, a stall control for receiving the air, water, backflush fluid and dip supplies, and a safety valve that is adjacent to a downstream portion of the milker unit to control backflush and dip fluids being fed to the milker unit. | 11-26-2015 |
20150181830 | SAFETY VALVE FOR AN AUTOMATED MILKER UNIT BACKFLUSHING AND TEAT DIP APPLICATOR SYSTEM - A system for cleaning a dairy animal milker unit and applying dip to a dairy animal, the system includes a main control, an air supply, a water supply, a backflush fluid supply, a dip supply, a stall control for receiving the air, water, backflush fluid and dip supplies, and a safety valve that is adjacent to a downstream portion of the milker unit to control backflush and dip fluids being fed to the milker unit. | 07-02-2015 |
20150090184 | Livestock Bed with Air Chambers - A livestock air bed system including a livestock air bed having a bottom sheet made of a substantially impervious material; a top sheet made of a substantially impervious material and joined to the bottom sheet to define a number of air chambers, each air chamber defining a central portion having a first cross-sectional dimension and an end portion having a second cross-sectional dimension that is smaller than the first cross-sectional dimension; a bed inflation system; an air chamber inlet sealing system; and an anchoring system. | 04-02-2015 |
20150090183 | Anti-twist Liner and Shell for a Dairy Animal Teat Cup Assembly - A milker unit teat cup assembly for dairy animals having a shell and liner combination that resists twisting by the liner barrel relative to the shell using a recess in the liner that is engaged by a key in the shell. | 04-02-2015 |
20140283751 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING TEAT DIP TO A DAIRY ANIMAL - Methods and apparatus are used at the end of a dairy animal milking process to stop milking pulsation in an off position and then applying a teat dip into a milker unit teat cup liner to improve dip coverage on the teat. | 09-25-2014 |
20140264071 | Apparatus and Methods for Sanitizing Fluids in a Chamber - A flow diverting lens through which sanitizing light is transmitted. The flow diverting lens alters fluid flow to enhance fluid exposure to the sanitizing light. | 09-18-2014 |
20130263788 | Methods and Apparatus for Applying Teat Dip to a Dairy Animal - Methods and apparatus are used at the end of a dairy animal milking process to stop milking pulsation in an off position and then applying a teat dip into a milker unit teat cup liner to improve dip coverage on the teat. | 10-10-2013 |
20130118611 | SAFETY VALVE FOR AN AUTOMATIC DAIRY ANIMAL MILKER UNIT BACKFLUSHER AND TEAT DIP APPLICATOR - A safety valve for use in a dairy backflushing and dipping system. The safety valve is situated on or near a milker unit to seal and protect downstream dairy milk lines from teat dip and cleaning fluids that are fed through the safety valve to upstream milker unit components. All of the fluids, including dip, cleansers, water, and air pass through and are controlled by the safety valve. | 05-16-2013 |
20130112144 | DAIRY PARLOR CURB LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHODS - A dairy parlor light unit for mounting on or in a milking stall curb to illuminate an underside of an animal in the milking stall. | 05-09-2013 |
20120210883 | Apparatus For Treating Milk - The present invention is directed to a system for treating milk and colostrum. The system includes a circulation pump and piping system, a heat exchanger for adjusting and/or maintaining milk temperature, and an ultraviolet light treatment device that treats the milk. | 08-23-2012 |
20120192805 | Hoof Bath System - The present invention is directed to methods for applying bovine foot and hoof treatment compositions having two or more specific and complimentary antimicrobial components in a hoof bath just prior to use to work more effectively. These antimicrobial components may include antimicrobial inorganic salts of certain heavy metals, cationic agents, peroxides, aldehydes, fatty acids, iodines or other suitable compounds effective in the killing of microorganisms. The invention also relates to a foot bath system for delivery, retention, and drainage of foot bath chemicals and waste material. | 08-02-2012 |
20120174872 | DEVICE AND METHOD TO TREAT ANIMAL HOOVES - A sprayer device and method to treat animal hooves by spraying concentrated foot treatment fluid directly onto the hooves. Substantially all overspray of the hoof treatment fluid is collected and recycled thereby minimizing loss of fluid. | 07-12-2012 |
20120118238 | AUTOMATIC DAIRY ANIMAL MILKER UNIT BACKFLUSHER AND TEAT DIP APPLICATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for cleaning a dairy animal milker unit and applying dip to a dairy animal, the system includes a main control, an air supply, a water supply, a backflush fluid supply, a dip supply, a stall control for receiving the air, water, backflush fluid and dip supplies, and a safety valve that is adjacent to a downstream portion of the milker unit to control backflush and dip fluids being fed to the milker unit. | 05-17-2012 |
20120118237 | AUTOMATIC DAIRY ANIMAL MILKER UNIT BACKFLUSHER AND TEAT DIP APPLICATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for applying teat dip to a dairy animal and backflushing a milker unit using a safety valve. The method includes the steps of: closing the safety valve to seal off the milker unit from a dairy pipeline system, forcing teat dip through the safety valve and a dip channel to a teat dip applicator on a milker unit teat cup, forcing backflush fluid through the safety valve and the milker unit, forcing water through the safety valve and milker unit, forcing air through the safety valve and the milker unit, and opening the safety valve so that the milker unit is in fluid communication with the dairy pipeline system. | 05-17-2012 |
20120111275 | MILK TUBE DOME WITH FLOW CONTROLLER - A milker unit liner dome having an inner surface and flow diverters joined to the inner surface to redirect teat dip from an inlet to provide more uniform coverage of dip on a teat. The liner dome can also include more than one flow diverter for redirecting teat dip flow. | 05-10-2012 |
20120097107 | DAIRY ANIMAL MILKING PREPARATION SYSTEM AND METHODS - The present invention relates to preparing dairy animal teats for being milked, and more particularly to teat preparation, rinsing, and milking that all take place in a milking machine teat cup liner. Such a method includes: applying a teat sanitizer to the teat; injecting air into the liner to force the teat sanitizer toward a waste milk line connected to the liner; pulsating the liner at a first pulsation rate; drawing a rinsing milk from the teat; directing the teat sanitizer, the air, and the rinsing fluid to the waste milk line; pulsating the liner at a second pulsation rate to draw additional milk from the teat; and directing the additional milk to a good milk line. | 04-26-2012 |
20100154900 | Safety valve for an automatic dairy animal milker unit backflusher and teat dip applicator - A safety valve for use in a dairy backflushing and dipping system. The safety valve is situated on or near a milker unit to seal and protect downstream dairy milk lines from teat dip and cleaning fluids that are fed through the safety valve to upstream milker unit components. All of the fluids, including dip, cleansers, water, and air pass through and are controlled by the safety valve. | 06-24-2010 |
20100139723 | Automatic dairy animal milker unit backflusher and teat dip applicator system and method - A system for cleaning a dairy animal milker unit and applying dip to a dairy animal, the system includes a main control, an air supply, a water supply, a backflush fluid supply, a dip supply, a stall control for receiving the air, water, backflush fluid and dip supplies, and a safety valve that is adjacent to a downstream portion of the milker unit to control backflush and dip fluids being fed to the milker unit. | 06-10-2010 |
20100132626 | Automatic dairy animal milker unit backflusher and teat dip applicator system and method - A method for applying teat dip to a dairy animal and backflushing a milker unit using a safety valve. The method includes the steps of: closing the safety valve to seal off the milker unit from a dairy pipeline system, forcing teat dip through the safety valve and a dip channel to a teat dip applicator on a milker unit teat cup, forcing backflush fluid through the safety valve and the milker unit, forcing water through the safety valve and milker unit, forcing air through the safety valve and the milker unit, and opening the safety valve so that the milker unit is in fluid communication with the dairy pipeline system. | 06-03-2010 |