Patents by Inventor Kerstin Vollmer

Kerstin Vollmer 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).

  • Positioning system for at least one flexible tubular element connected to a cup-shaped member
    Patent number: 8662012
    Abstract: A positioning system for at least one flexible tubular element (5, 6, 9) connected to a cup-shaped member (4, 8) includes a control unit (14) which is arranged to estimate an individually adapted release length of the tubular element (5, 6, 9) in response to information from a sensing unit (12, 13a, 13b) arranged to sense a parameter allowing estimation of the position of a teat of an animal. The control unit (14) is also arranged to control the positioning mechanism to adjust the release length of the tubular element (5, 6, 9) to the estimated individually adapted release length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: DeLaval Holdings AB
    Inventors: Jonas Holmqvist, Kerstin Vollmer
  • Milking arrangement for animals
    Patent number: 8616155
    Abstract: A milking arrangement for animals includes rotary platform (2), a driving mechanism (12) adapted to provide a rotary motion of the platform (2), milking stalls (3) adapted to house the animals (1) to be milked on the platform (2), a blocking system (11, 20, 25) for blocking selected milking stalls (3) on the platform (1) temporarily such that the animals (1) do not have access to the blocked milking stalls (3) during a period of time and the remaining non-blocked milking stalls will be used more frequently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: DeLaval Holding AB
    Inventors: Kerstin Vollmer, Jan Eriksson
  • POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR AT LEAST ONE FLEXIBLE TUBULAR ELEMENT CONNECTED TO A CUP-SHAPED MEMBER
    Publication number: 20130019807
    Abstract: A positioning system for at least one flexible tubular element (5, 6, 9) connected to a cup-shaped member (4, 8) includes a control unit (14) which is arranged to estimate an individually adapted release length of the tubular element (5, 6, 9) in response to information from a sensing unit (12, 13a, 13b) arranged to sense a parameter allowing estimation of the position of a teat of an animal. The control unit (14) is also arranged to control the positioning mechanism to adjust the release length of the tubular element (5, 6, 9) to the estimated individually adapted release length.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: DELAVAL HOLDING AB
    Inventors: Jonas Holmqvist, Kerstin Vollmer
  • MILKING ARRANGEMENT FOR ANIMALS
    Publication number: 20110308469
    Abstract: A milking arrangement for animals includes rotary platform (2), a driving mechanism (12) adapted to provide a rotary motion of the platform (2), milking stalls (3) adapted to house the animals (1) to be milked on the platform (2), a blocking system (11, 20, 25) for blocking selected milking stalls (3) on the platform (1) temporarily such that the animals (1) do not have access to the blocked milking stalls (3) during a period of time and the remaining non-blocked milking stalls will be used more frequently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: DELAVAL HOLDING AB
    Inventors: Kerstin Vollmer, Jan Eriksson