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US 8,770,146 B2Granted
Methods and apparatus for applying teat dip to a dairy animal
AssigneeGEA Farm Technologies GmbH
InventorsRobert L. Buck, Kevin L. Torgerson, Matthew J. Stuessel
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus are used at the end of a dairy animal milking process to stop milking pulsation in an off position and then applying a teat dip into a milker unit teat cup liner to improve dip coverage on the teat.
Claims7
A method of automatically applying a dip to a dairy animal teat, the method comprising the steps of:
- discontinuing pulsation to a pulsation chamber between a teat cup and a liner;
- maintaining atmospheric pressure in the pulsation chamber;
- maintaining vacuum in the liner;
- and
- applying teat dip to an upper portion of the dairy animal teat.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.