Patents Assigned to Frank F. Souza, Inc.
  • Automatic milking machine control and cleansing
    Patent number: 4175514
    Abstract: An automatic milking machine is described which includes a pneumatic circuit for controlling the same and apparatus for automatically cleansing the interior of a cow milking teat cup cluster between the milking of successive cows therewith. The cleansing apparatus includes an arrangement for automatically disconnecting the teat cup cluster from the milk circuit between cows, and then successively passing therethrough various liquids which cleanse the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 27, 1979
    Assignee: Frank F. Souza, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank F. Souza, Vernon A. Silva, Tony Cabral