Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Milking box with robotic attacher
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Application No.: US15333301Application Date: 2016-10-25
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Publication No.: US09686960B2Publication Date: 2017-06-27
- Inventor: Henk Hofman , Peter Willem van der Sluis , Ype Groensma
- Applicant: TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS CORP.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Technologies Holdings Corp.
- Current Assignee: Technologies Holdings Corp.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Baker Botts L.L.P.
- Main IPC: A01J5/01
- IPC: A01J5/01 ; A01J5/017 ; A01J5/003 ; A01K1/00 ; A01K1/12 ; A01J5/00 ; A01J7/04 ; A01J5/007 ; A01J7/00 ; B25J13/08 ; B25J19/02 ; A01J9/00 ; A01J7/02 ; A01K5/02 ; H04N5/247 ; A01J5/06 ; A01J5/013 ; A01K5/00 ; A01K11/00 ; G06K9/00 ; H04N13/02 ; G06T7/70 ; G06T1/00
Abstract:
A robotic attacher comprises a gripping portion, a vision system positioned on a first surface of the gripping portion, and at least one nozzle positioned on a second surface of the gripping portion. The gripping portion is rotates about a longitudinal axis such that during a first time, the vision system is positioned generally on the top of the gripping portion, and during a second time, the nozzle is positioned generally on the top of the gripping portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170042109A1 MILKING BOX WITH ROBOTIC ATTACHER Public/Granted day:2017-02-16
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