Patents by Inventor Hank Hofman

Hank Hofman 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 BOX WITH A ROBOTIC ATTACHER HAVING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL RANGE OF MOTION
    Publication number: 20150189850
    Abstract: A robotic attacher comprises a main arm, a supplemental arm coupled to the main arm, and a gripping portion coupled to the supplemental arm. The supplemental arm moves in an x-direction and a y-direction. The gripping portion moves in a first z-direction in relation to the supplemental arm. The gripping portion also moves in a second z-direction opposite the first z-direction in relation to the supplemental arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: Hank Hofman, Cor de Ruijter, Menno Koekoek, Peter Willem van der Sluis