公开(公告)号：US20250116644A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-10

申请号：US18839714

申请日：2023-02-17

Applicant: BOVONIC LIMITED

Inventor： Liam George KAMPSHOF ,  Gary Edwin CAMPBELL

IPC: A01J5/013 ,  A01J5/01 ,  A01J5/16 ,  A01J7/00 ,  A01J11/02 ,  G01N1/20 ,  G01N33/04

Abstract: Described herein is an in-line sensor for sensing properties of a pulsed milk flow on a continuous basis. A milking cluster comprising multiple pulsed milk flow inputs from lactating animal teats and a mixing point or claw for the multiple inputs is described that includes multiple in-line sensors for each pulsed milk flow input. Methods of use of the in-line sensor and milking cluster are also described. The in-line sensor described may be easily integrated into existing milking apparatus, is reliable, has a low cost, and is self-cleaning/self-emptying.