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US 8,127,667 B2Granted
Apparatus for pasteurizing milk for feeding to calves
AssigneeGEA Farm Technologies GmbH
InventorsKevin M. Kastenschmidt, Matthew J. Stuessel, David A. Becker, Robert L. Buck, Ralph A. Rottier
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method for pasteurizing milk and colostrum for feeding to calves. The system includes a vat for storing milk or colostrum, a circulation pump and piping system, a heat exchanger for adjusting and/or maintaining milk temperature, and an ultraviolet light pasteurizing unit (“UV reactor”) that treats the milk without damaging important immunoglobulins.
Claims12
A milk treatment system comprising:
- an ultraviolet milk treatment device having an inlet and an outlet;
- a storage vat in fluid communication with the ultraviolet milk pasteurizing treatment device;
- a pump in fluid communication with the storage vat;
- a milk heat exchanger in which the milk treatment device is at least partially disposed;
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- a controller in communication with the pump and heat exchanger.
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A milk treatment system comprising:
- an ultraviolet milk treatment device having an inlet and an outlet;
- a storage vat in fluid communication with the ultraviolet milk treatment device;
- a pump in fluid communication with the storage vat;
- a milk heat exchanger, wherein the milk heat exchanger comprises a water jacket surrounding at least a portion of the ultraviolet milk treatment device;
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- a controller in communication with the pump and heat exchanger.
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A milk treatment system comprising:
- an ultraviolet milk treatment device having an inlet and an outlet;
- a storage vat in fluid communication with the ultraviolet milk treatment device;
- a pump in fluid communication with the storage vat;
- a milk heat exchanger;
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- a controller in communication with the pump and heat exchanger, wherein the controller adjusts the milk heat exchanger to a milk temperature range of about 85° F. and not to exceed about 120° F.
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A milk treatment system comprising:
- an ultraviolet milk treatment device having an inlet and an outlet;
- a storage vat in fluid communication with the ultraviolet milk treatment device;
- a pump in fluid communication with the storage vat;
- a milk heat exchanger;
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- a controller in communication with the pump and the milk heat exchanger to maintain milk in the ultraviolet milk treatment device for a milk exposure time of between about 15 minutes and about 60 minutes.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.