Patents Assigned to Afimilk Agricultural Cooperative Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11441955
    Abstract: Disclosed is a monitoring milk meter, which is able to monitor the livestock being milked, as well as general procedures performed in the milking farm, such as the CIP procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: AFIMILK AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE LTD.
    Inventors: Niv Pinsky, Ehud Golan, Itamar Cohen
  • Patent number: 11439123
    Abstract: Disclosed is a livestock tag strap comprising an animal-safe element, a human-safe element or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: AFIMILK AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE LTD.
    Inventors: Niv Pinsky, Itamar Cohen
  • Patent number: 11019801
    Abstract: A voluntary milking system and method for treating dairy livestock having fore legs and hind legs, wherein the system comprises milking stalls voluntarily accessible to animals that are milked by mobile units configured to travel between the fore and hind legs of the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Afimilk Agricultural Cooperative Ltd.
    Inventors: Niv Pinsky, Oren Drori, Doron Shalem
  • Patent number: 11006613
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for treating dairy livestock having fore legs and hind legs, wherein the system comprises a milking parlor ramp, livestock stalls positioned along at least part of the milking parlor ramp, wherein each stall is configured to contain one dairy livestock, at least one vertical upright teat cup holder comprising teat cups and a mobile unit. The mobile unit comprises equipment for treating livestock and a processor, where the mobile unit is configured to travel between the fore legs and hind legs of the dairy livestock on the milking parlor ramp and use the equipment to perform at least one action related to a treatment of the dairy livestock. Also disclosed is that the equipment includes an arm configured to withdraw the teat cups from the vertical upright teat cup holder and connect them to the dairy livestock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Afimilk Agricultural Cooperative Ltd.
    Inventors: Niv Pinsky, Efraim Garti, Doron Shalem, Adar Shachar, Haviv Amnon
  • Patent number: 10638718
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for treating dairy livestock having fore legs and hind legs, wherein the system comprises a milking parlor ramp, livestock stalls positioned along at least part of the milking parlor ramp, wherein each stall is configured to contain one dairy livestock, at least one vertical upright teat cup holder comprising teat cups and a mobile unit. The mobile unit comprises equipment for treating livestock and a processor, where the mobile unit is configured to travel between the fore legs and hind legs of the dairy livestock on the milking parlor ramp and use the equipment to perform at least one action related to a treatment of the dairy livestock. Also disclosed is that the equipment includes an arm configured to withdraw the teat cups from the vertical upright teat cup holder and connect them to the dairy livestock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: AFIMILK AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE LTD.
    Inventors: Niv Pinsky, Efraim Garti, Doron Shalem, Adar Shachar, Haviv Amnon
  • Publication number: 20190269096
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for treating dairy livestock having fore legs and hind legs, wherein the system comprises a milking parlor ramp, livestock stalls positioned along at least part of the milking parlor ramp, wherein each stall is configured to contain one dairy livestock, at least one vertical upright teat cup holder comprising teat cups and a mobile unit. The mobile unit comprises equipment for treating livestock and a processor, where the mobile unit is configured to travel between the fore legs and hind legs of the dairy livestock on the milking parlor ramp and use the equipment to perform at least one action related to a treatment of the dairy livestock. Also disclosed is that the equipment includes an arm configured to withdraw the teat cups from the vertical upright teat cup holder and connect them to the dairy livestock.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Applicant: Afimilk Agricultural Cooperative Ltd.
    Inventors: Niv Pinsky, Efraim Garti, Doron Shalem, Adar Shachar, Haviv Amnon
  • Publication number: 20190090451
    Abstract: A voluntary milking system and method for treating dairy livestock having fore legs and hind legs, wherein the system comprises milking stalls voluntarily accessible to animals that are milked by mobile units configured to travel between the fore and hind legs of the animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2018
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Applicant: Afimilk Agricultural Cooperative Ltd.
    Inventors: Niv Pinsky, Oren Drori, Doron Shalem
  • Patent number: 9901066
    Abstract: A system and method for treating livestock may include a ramp for containing dairy livestock and one or more mobile units configured to travel on the ramp, below the dairy livestock, and perform at least one action related to a treatment of the livestock. A mobile unit may be adapted to travel to a predefined location within a stall, and attach a milking equipment unit to a cow in the stall. A plurality of mobile units and a central management unit may be configured to dynamically cause at least some of the plurality of mobile units to each perform a portion of a treatment or task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: Afimilk Agricultural Cooperative Ltd.
    Inventors: Niv Pinsky, Efraim Garti, Itamar Cohen
  • Patent number: 9497926
    Abstract: A system and method for treating livestock may include a ramp for containing dairy livestock and one or more mobile units configured to travel on the ramp, below the dairy livestock, and perform at least one action related to a treatment of the livestock. A mobile unit may be adapted to travel to a predefined location within a stall, and attach a milking equipment unit to a cow in the stall. A plurality of mobile units and a central management unit may be configured to dynamically cause at least some of the plurality of mobile units to each perform a portion of a treatment or task.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Afimilk Agricultural Cooperative Ltd.
    Inventors: Niv Pinsky, Efraim Garti, Itamar Cohen
  • Publication number: 20150257355
    Abstract: A system and method for treating livestock may include a ramp for containing dairy livestock and one or more mobile units configured to travel on the ramp, below the dairy livestock, and perform at least one action related to a treatment of the livestock. A mobile unit may be adapted to travel to a predefined location within a stall, and attach a milking equipment unit to a cow in the stall. A plurality of mobile units and a central management unit may be configured to dynamically cause at least some of the plurality of mobile units to each perform a portion of a treatment or task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: Afimilk Agricultural Cooperative Ltd.
    Inventors: Niv PINSKY, Efraim Garti, Itamar Cohen
  • Patent number: 8446582
    Abstract: A spectrometric sensor for measuring a spectra value of a flowing fluid. The spectrometric sensor comprises a light source for emitting a first light flux toward a sample of the flowing fluid, a light detector for measuring a first intensity of a reflection of the first light flux from the flowing fluid and a second intensity of a second light flux received via the flowing fluid, and a control unit configured for generating at least one spectra value according to at least one of the first and second intensities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Afimilk Agricultural Cooperative Ltd.
    Inventors: Niv Pinsky, Gil Katz, Benjamin Sabbah, Martin I. Kutscher, Moran Sarig, Ziv Merchav, Alon Gilboa