A01J 7/022
Clean-in-place systems, i.e. cip, for cleaning the complete milking installation in place
Official title: {Clean-in-Place Systems, i.e. CIP, for cleaning the complete milking installation in place}
A01J7/022 (Clean-in-place systems, i.e. cip, for cleaning the complete milking installation in place) appears on 109 US grants and 113 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01J- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Milking device, milk filter and filter cartridge9 Jun 2026US 12,648,542 B2Lely Patent N. V.
- Milking system with central utility system10 Feb 2026US 12,543,696 B2Lely Patent N. V.
- Milking arrangement comprising a cleaning arrangement3 Feb 2026US 12,538,893 B2DeLaval Holding AB
- Milking device including tube-shaped filter component13 Jan 2026US 12,520,812 B2Lely Patent N. V.
- System and method for monitoring cleaning process in milking installation13 Jan 2026US 12,520,813 B2DeLaval Holding AB
- Milking system having a central cleaning unit16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198449 A1Lely Patent N. V.
- Enzymatic caustic free detergent compositions for cleaning dairy processing systems7 May 2026US 2026/0125615 A1Ecolab USA Inc.
- System and method for monitoring cleaning process in milking installation18 Dec 2025US 2025/0380660 A1DeLaval Holding AB
- Milking system provided with central milk conduits, milking parlour provided therewith and method therefor11 Dec 2025US 2025/0374882 A1BouMatic Technology B.V.
- A cleaning in place unit, a cleaning in place system and a method thereof3 Jul 2025US 2025/0214122 A1Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S. A.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Wash system, apparatus and method for a rotary milking apparatus136US 6,105,536 A2000
- Dairy harvesting facility wash system86US 6,089,242 ABabson Bros. Co. · 2000
- Method and system employing a filter-detector for detecting mastitis in cows67US 4,376,053 AAmbic Group Limited · 1983
- Backflushing system65US 4,572,105 AAlfa-Laval AB · 1986
- Method and apparatus for cleaning milking pipelines and milking equipment60US 5,896,828 AAlfa Laval Agri AB · 1999