Description
Class A01J : MANUFACTURE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS
Subclass 5/017: Milking machines or devices (A01J 1/00, A01J 3/00 take precedence; milking stations A01K 1/12) Automatic attaching or detaching of clusters
A01J 5/017
Sub-Class
Stats
- 254 US PATENTS IN FORCE
- 33 US APPLICATIONS PENDING
- 19 Total Patent Owners
- 259 TOTAL INVENTORS
Recent Patents
| Patent # | Title | Filing Date | Issue Date | Patent Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12205271 | System and method for measuring key features of a rotary milking parlor arrangement, computer program and non-volatile data carrier | May 06, 20 | Jan 21, 25 | Delaval Holding AB |
| 12114638 | System and method for providing a decision basis for controlling a robotic arm, computer program and non-volatile data carrier | May 06, 20 | Oct 15, 24 | Delaval Holding AB |
| 12108733 | Robot milking device | Sep 28, 21 | Oct 08, 24 | Lely Patent N.V. |
| 12039792 | Position-determining device | Jan 23, 20 | Jul 16, 24 | Lely Patent N.V. |
| 11903363 | Space divider of a milking parlor arrangement, and milking parlor arrangement | Oct 22, 20 | Feb 20, 24 | GEA FARM TECHNOLOGIES GMBH |
| 11832582 | Vision system for leg detection | Aug 17, 17 | Dec 05, 23 | Technologies Holdings Corp. |
| 11832583 | Milking apparatus, and a milking plant | Oct 21, 19 | Dec 05, 23 | Delaval Holding AB |
| 11716963 | Milking apparatus and system | Mar 12, 20 | Aug 08, 23 | GEA FARM TECHNOLOGIES GMBH |
| 11659809 | Method for reducing the individual-specific milk production of milk-producing animals | Sep 06, 18 | May 30, 23 | GEA FARM TECHNOLOGIES GMBH |
| 11553685 | Control unit, method and computer program for a milking system | Feb 07, 19 | Jan 17, 23 | Delaval Holding AB |
| 11464199 | End effector of a robot arm and arrangement for performing an animal related operation | May 30, 18 | Oct 11, 22 | Delaval Holding AB |
| 11464197 | Arrangement and method for classifying teats with respect to size measures | Aug 24, 17 | Oct 11, 22 | Delaval Holding AB |
| 11419308 | System and method for milking a group of dairy animals | Jul 19, 16 | Aug 23, 22 | Lely Patent N.V. |
| 11388882 | Space divider of a milking parlor arrangement, and milking parlor arrangement | Sep 29, 17 | Jul 19, 22 | GEA FARM TECHNOLOGIES GMBH |
| 11317603 | Milking stable | Nov 23, 17 | May 03, 22 | Delaval Holding AB |
| 11310992 | Milking robot with cylinder system | Aug 02, 16 | Apr 26, 22 | Lely Patent N.V. |
| 11304398 | Control system, method and computer program for a milking machine | Sep 24, 18 | Apr 19, 22 | Delaval Holding AB |
| 11277998 | Milking system | Jun 14, 18 | Mar 22, 22 | Lely Patent N.V. |
| 11246282 | Milking robot system with improved teat detector | Sep 12, 18 | Feb 15, 22 | Lely Patent N.V. |
| 11229186 | Method and apparatus for cooling of milk | Dec 15, 17 | Jan 25, 22 | Delaval Holding AB |
Recent Publications
| Publication # | Title | Filing Date | Pub Date | Patent Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/0064,015 | MILKING INSTALLATION AND METHOD FOR MILKING | Dec 16, 22 | Feb 27, 25 | Not available |
| 2025/0017,165 | MILK SYSTEM FOR ALLOWING ATTACHMENT OF TEAT CUPS | Nov 22, 22 | Jan 16, 25 | Not available |
| 2024/0315,196 | MILKING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MILKING AN ANIMAL | Jul 06, 22 | Sep 26, 24 | A4 AGRI A/S; |
| 2024/0245,030 | MILKING CLUSTER PIPE SUPPORT | May 24, 22 | Jul 25, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0180,118 | MILKING SYSTEM COMPRISING A MILKING ROBOT | Mar 17, 22 | Jun 06, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0138,369 | MOBILE MILKING ROBOT WITH MINIMAL FOOTPRINT | Jan 01, 24 | May 02, 24 | Not available |
| 2024/0008,440 | METHOD FOR ROBOTIC MILKING AND ROBOTIC MILKING DEVICE | Nov 11, 21 | Jan 11, 24 | Lely Patent N.V. |
| 2024/0008,439 | ROBOT MILKING DEVICE | Jul 15, 21 | Jan 11, 24 | Lely Patent N.V. |
| 2023/0210,081 | SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN OFFSET FOR A MILKING TOOL IN AN AUTOMATIC MILKING MACHINE, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND NON-VOLATILE DATA CARRIER | May 04, 21 | Jul 06, 23 | Not available |
| 2023/0127,071 | MILKING DEVICE FOR MILKING A DAIRY ANIMAL | Mar 22, 21 | Apr 27, 23 | Lely Patent N.V. |
| 2023/0033,156 | METHOD AND MULTIBODY SYSTEM FOR SUPERVISION OF A JOINT | Dec 10, 20 | Feb 02, 23 | Not available |
| 2023/0017,182 | METHOD AND MILKING DEVICE FOR MILKING A DAIRY ANIMAL | Nov 25, 20 | Jan 19, 23 | Lely Patent N.V. |
| 2021/0392,842 | TOOL-POSITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD, ROTARY MILKING PLATFORM, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND NON-VOLATILE DATA CARRIER | Oct 28, 19 | Dec 23, 21 | Not available |
| 2021/0227,786 | MOBILE MILKING ROBOT WITH MINIMAL FOOTPRINT | Apr 16, 21 | Jul 29, 21 | Not available |
| 2020/0187,448 | MILKING ROBOT SYSTEM WITH SELECTABLE COMPLIANCE | Jun 15, 18 | Jun 18, 20 | Lely Patent N.V. |
| 2019/0037,796 | Double-Gripper for the Application of Teat Cups to an Animal to be Milked, Rinse Cup for this and Milking Machine Provided Therewith, and a Method for Milking | Oct 09, 18 | Feb 07, 19 | Not available |
| 2018/0359,983 | MILKING DEVICE | Nov 24, 16 | Dec 20, 18 | Lely Patent N.V. |
| 2018/0343,823 | MILKING ROBOT WITH KICK DETECTION | Jul 28, 16 | Dec 06, 18 | Lely Patent N.V. |
| 2018/0317,444 | MOBILE MILKING ROBOT WITH MINIMAL FOOTPRINT CONFIGURED TO OPERATE IN A PARALLEL MILKING PARLOR | Sep 21, 16 | Nov 08, 18 | Not available |
| 2018/0310,516 | IMPLEMENT FOR AUTOMATICALLY MILKING A DAIRY ANIMAL | Jul 03, 18 | Nov 01, 18 | Not available |
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Patents Issued To Date - By Filing Year
Average Time to Issuance
- 26 Months (last 2 years Issuances)
- 26 Months (last 5 years Issuances)