Patents by Inventor Fulin Xiang

Fulin Xiang 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).

  • A PREPARATION ROBOT FOR PREPARING THE TEATS OF AN ANIMAL, A TEAT PREPARATION ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD OF PREPARING TEATS
    Publication number: 20230017609
    Abstract: A preparation robot, a teat preparation arrangement, and a method of preparing teats are disclosed. The preparation robot includes a base, a robot arm arrangement connected to and movable in relation to the base, the robot arm arrangement including an outer robot arm member, a first teat-preparing cup, and a second teat-preparing cup, each including an inner space for receiving a respective one of the teats. The first teat-preparing cup is attached to the outer robot arm member to be immovable in relation to the outer robot arm member during operation of the preparation robot. The second teat-preparing cup is detachable from the outer robot arm member to be movable in relation to the outer robot arm member during at least a part of the operation of the preparation robot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Björn WIKLANDER, Fulin XIANG
  • Arrangement and method for determining the position of an animal
    Patent number: 9635834
    Abstract: An arrangement, which is provided for determining the position of an animal, comprises a three-dimensional camera directed towards the animal and provided to record a three-dimensional image of the animal, and image processing means is provided for detecting the animal and determining its position in at least one spatial dimension based on the three-dimensional image of the animal. The image processing means may form a three-dimensional surface representation of a portion of the animal from the three-dimensional image of the animal, analyze the surface of the three-dimensional surface representation, and determine the position of the animal based on the analysis of the surface of the three-dimensional surface representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: DELAVAL HOLDING AB
    Inventors: Bohao Liao, Fulin Xiang
  • Arrangement and Method for Determining the Position of an Animal
    Publication number: 20100288198
    Abstract: An arrangement, which is provided for determining the position of an animal, comprises a three-dimensional camera directed towards the animal and provided to record a three-dimensional image of the animal, and image processing means is provided for detecting the animal and determining its position in at least one spatial dimension based on the three-dimensional image of the animal. The image processing means may form a three-dimensional surface representation of a portion of the animal from the three-dimensional image of the animal, analyze the surface of the three-dimensional surface representation, and determine the position of the animal based on the analysis of the surface of the three-dimensional surface representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: November 18, 2010
    Inventors: Bohao Liao, Fulin Xiang