Patents by Inventor Goran Hallsten

Goran Hallsten 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).

  • Teat cup holder rack
    Patent number: 6401654
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and a method for cleaning teat cups (21) in a milking machine. It comprises a teat cup holding rack (1) having a teat cup (21) connected to a milk line (11), teat cup cleaning device (25) with cleaning fluid supply device such as a nozzle (41) and teat cup storing (19′, 19″), milk line actuator (9, 53, 55) for retracting the milk line (11) until the teat cup (21) is positioned upside down and in contact with the teat cup storing device (19′, 19″); and teat cup cleaning driver actuator (13″) for moving the cleaning fluid supply device (41) from a position not underneath said teat cup (21) to a position substantially vertically below the teat cup (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: DeLaval Holding AB
    Inventors: Goran Hallsten, Ann Louise Maria Horberg, Leif Johannesson