Patents by Inventor Alan B. Coates

Alan B. Coates has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • MILKING TEATCUP, TEATCUP SHELL, AND INFLATION OF A MILKING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20240000036
    Abstract: A lightweight teatcup for use with a milking machine is described herein. The teatcup includes a teatcup shell having two ridges circumferentially spaced apart on the exterior of the body portion of the teatcup shell. The ridges extend along less than the length of the milking teatcup shell. Excluding the ridges, the outside diameter of the teatcup shell of the teatcup is significantly narrower than a diameter of comparable existing milking teatcup shells, hence this milking inflation and shell has a positive impact on the ergonomic factors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Inventors: Alan B. Coates, Lennart G. Petersson
  • Teat cup assembly
    Patent number: 6997136
    Abstract: A teat cup assembly comprises an inflation having a plurality of radially-extending longitudinal ribs circumferentially spaced about the inflation and having a T-shaped cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: Avon Hi-Life, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan B. Coates