| Westfaliasurge GmbH Patent applications |
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| 20100263595 | METHOD FOR THE COMPUTER-BASED IDENTIFICATION OF MASTITIS - A method for the computer-based identification of mastitis of milk-producing animals of a herd, wherein individual animals are automatically identified by an animal identification means of a herd management system, and a milk sample assigned to the animal is taken and analyzed for the identification of mastitis. The method takes into account the fact that different animals in a herd have an individual tendency to contract mastitis, so that not all the animals in said herd have to be examined with the same frequency for a possible case of mastitis, and the method according to the invention correspondingly proposes that after the animal identification process, the herd management system decides whether a milk sample is taken and/or analyzed, based on animal-specific information that is stored in the herd management system. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20090255472 | Milking Parlour and Method for the Production Thereof - The invention relates to a milking parlor and a method for manufacturing same, said milking parlor comprising a work area for an operator and a platform elevated relative to said area, which forms a standing and walking area for the animals to be milked, said platform comprising a substructure on its side facing the work area where a utility space is left open beneath the standing and walking area, and wherein the substructure is formed by load-bearing elements positioned one after the other in the lengthwise direction and configured to be substantially identical. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090165726 | Milk Collecting Device and Method for Operating a Milk Collecting Device - The invention relates to a milk collecting device and a method for operating a milk collecting device, comprising a milk collecting vessel with an inlet and a controllable outlet and a measuring device, said measuring device comprising a first electrode and a second electrode at a separation from the first electrode, a power supply electrically connected to both electrodes and a measuring device for recording an electrical parameter. The power supply is connected to two connection points on the first electrode at a separation from each other such as to be in parallel with relation to the first electrode and connected to the second electrode by the measuring device in order to determine a characteristic measure for the filling level of a liquid in the milk collecting vessel. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090165725 | METHOD FOR MILKING ANIMALS IN A GROUP - A method for milking animals in a group at a plurality of milking locations formed in a milking parlor, the method including the steps of manually applying, substantially successively, at each milking location a milking device to the udder of the animal to be milked and starting milking by a milking controller that controls the milking device. For adaptation to the individual needs of the milker, the present method suggests that a subsequent milking device of the milking parlor should be started in an automated manner in the order that corresponds to the order in which the milking device was attached and as a result of the starting of the preceding milking controller. The present method can be used for starting various milking phases, e.g. the automatic preparation phase for arranging the milking cups at a removal position for the user, or the milking phase in which milk is milked from the animal to be milked, in an automated manner on the basis of the respective time values previously required by a user for user-specific-phases. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090165724 | Teat Cup and Method for Bringing a Fluid into Contact with the Teat of an Animal | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090025484 | Device and Method for Measuring Amounts of Milk in Particular During the Milking Process - The invention relates to a device for measuring the mass flow, in particular of a foaming liquid, comprising a measuring device with two electrodes and at least one electrical means for generation of an electrical parameter and an analytical device. The electrical means is connected to the first electrode at two remote points, such as to be wired in parallel with the first electrode. The second electrode is connected to the first electrode by means of the analytical device. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20080202430 | MILKING STATION AND METHOD FOR MILKING - A milking station and a method of milking for improving hygiene at a milking station, including a device for removing contaminants stuck to the floor of an accommodating area, a device for producing a directed flow of the contaminants provided on the floor. The surface of the milking area is wetted by nozzles integrated in a region of the floor of the milking area before an animal is milked, dirt is washed away from the floor of the milking area after milking, and the floor is then automatically wetted once again. | 08-28-2008 |
