Patents by Inventor Karsten Schönrock

Karsten Schönrock 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).

  • Patent number: 11162905
    Abstract: A method is proposed for ascertaining the quality and/or the composition of milk, in particular during a milking operation, in which the fill level of the milk in a chamber is determined. After the fill level of the milk in the chamber has been determined, the milk is irradiated using at least one radiation of a predefined wavelength. The intensity of the reflected radiation is measured. The fill level and the intensity of the reflected radiation represent a value pair. Characteristic values are stored in a memory. A characteristic value is assigned to the ascertained value pair. A statement about the quality and/or the composition of the milk can be made from the characteristic value thus ascertained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Karsten Schönrock, Marek Krasutzki, Sascha Bieletzki, Reinhard Balkenhol
  • Publication number: 20170191943
    Abstract: A method is proposed for ascertaining the quality and/or the composition of milk, in particular during a milking operation, in which the fill level of the milk in a chamber is determined. After the fill level of the milk in the chamber has been determined, the milk is irradiated using at least one radiation of a predefined wavelength. The intensity of the reflected radiation is measured. The fill level and the intensity of the reflected radiation represent a value pair. Characteristic values are stored in a memory. A characteristic value is assigned to the ascertained value pair. A statement about the quality and/or the composition of the milk can be made from the characteristic value thus ascertained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Karsten Schönrock, Marek Krasutzki, Sascha Bieletzki, Reinhard Balkenhol
  • Publication number: 20150146194
    Abstract: A method is proposed for ascertaining the quality and/or the composition of milk, in particular during a milking operation, in which the fill level of the milk in a chamber is determined. After the fill level of the milk in the chamber has been determined, the milk is irradiated using at least one radiation of a predefined wavelength. The intensity of the reflected radiation is measured. The fill level and the intensity of the reflected radiation represent a value pair. Characteristic values are stored in a memory. A characteristic value is assigned to the ascertained value pair. A statement about the quality and/or the composition of the milk can be made from the characteristic value thus ascertained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Karsten Schönrock, Marek Krasutzki, Sascha Bieletzki, Reinhard Balkenhol
  • Patent number: 8488844
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for providing information about animals walking through an animal passage (I), the information comprising at least the number of animals walking through the animal passage, using a detection device having a sensor device connected to a processor for capturing animal data about animals walking through the animal passage, and an analysis device for recognizing animals in the data/signals captured by the sensor device for the purpose of outputting counter impulses when animals are detected in said signals, the sensor device being designed for producing 3D images, and the analysis device being designed for detecting animals in the 3D data of the 3D images and for counting the animals using said detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Springer, Karsten Schönrock, Elmar Nieswand, Manfred Pohlkamp, Heinz Francke
  • Publication number: 20100246970
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device and method for providing information about animals walking through an animal passage (I), the information comprising at least the number of animals walking through the animal passage, using a detection device having a sensor device connected to a processor for capturing animal data about animals walking through the animal passage, and an analysis device for recognizing animals in the data/signals captured by the sensor device for the purpose of outputting counter impulses when animals are detected in said signals, the sensor device being designed for producing 3D images, and the analysis device being designed for detecting animals in the 3D data of the 3D images and for counting the animals using said detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Andreas Springer, Karsten Schönrock, Elmar Nieswand, Manfred Pohlkamp, Heinz Francke
  • Publication number: 20100147221
    Abstract: The invention relates to apparatus and methods for operating a carousel milking facility comprising a plurality of milking stations, which are arranged on a movable platform. Movement of the platform is determined in relation to a reference point and the position of at least one milking station can be calculated with a position detection device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Frank Hölscher, Karsten Schönrock, Peter Kaever
  • Patent number: 7640888
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for operating a carousel milking facility (1) comprising a plurality of milking stations (3), which are arranged on a platform (2). According to said method, a positional modification of the platform (2) is determined in relation to a reference point and the position of at least one milking station (3) can be calculated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: GEA WestfaliaSurge GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Hölscher, Karsten Schönrock, Peter Kaever