Patents by Inventor Josh J. Vrieze

Josh J. Vrieze 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 parlor stall shoulder bumper
    Patent number: 7007632
    Abstract: A milking parlor is provided with stalls having shoulder bars guidingly locating the shoulders of the cows in a milking position, with the bars having respective resilient bumpers engaging the shoulders in deformable cushioning relation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Bou-Matic Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Josh J. Vrieze, Joseph G. Prazak
  • Illuminated milking parlor stalls and method
    Publication number: 20020189547
    Abstract: Milking parlor stalls (22, 24, 26) are provided with lights (62, 64, 80, 82, 84, 90, 92, 98, 100, 102) directly illuminating the cows' udders (34). The lights are spaced from the udders along illumination paths including rectilinear paths unblocked by the cows' body above the udder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Paul A. Eppers, Joseph G. Prazak, Josh J. Vrieze
  • Gutter and flushing system for milking parlors
    Patent number: 6481371
    Abstract: A milking parlor (70) has a flushing channel (122) along a zigzag rump rail (124) for flushing cow manure (108) therealong. The rump rail is a continuous tubular conduit having upper portions thereof (146) cut-out (148) at end segments (132, 134, 136) to provide open-top gutter channels (138) receiving manure therein and interdigitated with closed-top flow channels (140) in side segments (126, 128, 130) conducting and passing the manure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: DEC International, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul A. Eppers, Josh J. Vrieze