A01J 5/007
Monitoring milking processes
Official title: Monitoring milking processes; Control or regulation of milking machines
A01J5/007 (Monitoring milking processes) appears on 551 US grants and 578 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01J- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Milk system for allowing attachment of teat cups15 Sep 2026US 12,733,620 B2DeLaval Holding AB
- In-tank raw milk monitoring system and method15 Sep 2026US 12,736,512 B2Rawbox Teknoloji A.S.
- Milking system1 Sep 2026US 12,721,298 B2DeLaval Holding AB
- Milk sampling device, and milking system therewith19 May 2026US 12,628,788 B2Lely Patent N. V.
- Milking system and methods with pre- and post-dip in the teat liner5 May 2026US 12,616,157 B2GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
- Controller for a milking plant, computer-implemented method, computer program and non-volatile data carrier8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305564 A1DeLaval Holding AB
- Apparatus and method for monitoring a milking process17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271868 A1GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
- Milking unit with a sealed housing17 Sep 2026US 2026/0280254 A1GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
- Systems, methods, and media for automated milk quality monitoring using inline sensors6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227375 A1Technologies Holdings Corp.
- Systems, methods, and media for automated detection, prophylaxis, and/or treatment of metabolic disorders in dairy livestock based on inline monitoring of milk quality6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227376 A1Technologies Holdings Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Combined cleaning and pre-milking device160US 6,321,682 B1DeLaval Holding AB · 2001
- Fluid pump speed controller136US 6,045,331 A2000
- Method and an apparatus for metering a liquid flow117US 4,306,454 AA/S N. Foss Electric · 1981
- Milking system with positive pressure on thin liner84US 5,178,095 ADEC International, Inc. · 1993
- Milking system with variable pressure source84US 5,218,924 ADEC International, Inc. · 1993