Patents by Inventor Lars Wase
Lars Wase 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).
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Patent number: 11934085Abstract: A post for mounting a camera comprises a base, a tube mast, and a camera mount arranged to hold one or more cameras. A proximal end of the tube mast is connected to the base and a distal end of the tube mast is connected to the camera mount. The invention is characterised in that the base is arranged to comprise computing equipment, from which computing equipment wiring runs through the tube mast to the camera mount, and in that the base and computing equipment are encased by a cabinet configured to protect the computing equipment from exposure to weather. The invention also relates to a method for installing a post.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Topgolf Sweden ABInventor: Lars Wase
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Publication number: 20230259009Abstract: A post for mounting a camera comprises a base, a tube mast, and a camera mount arranged to hold one or more cameras. A proximal end of the tube mast is connected to the base and a distal end of the tube mast is connected to the camera mount. The invention is characterised in that the base is arranged to comprise computing equipment, from which computing equipment wiring runs through the tube mast to the camera mount, and in that the base and computing equipment are encased by a cabinet configured to protect the computing equipment from exposure to weather. The invention also relates to a method for installing a post.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventor: Lars Wase
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Patent number: 10174567Abstract: A handing device for handling drill string components in a rock drill rig. The handing device includes a magazine for storing drill string components to be introduced into and removed from a drill string position of the drill rig. The magazine includes, in the region of a loading position, a transfer unit for separation of a drill string component being positioned on a support from an adjacent drill string component and to transfer the separated drill string component to the loading position. The transfer unit includes a plurality of pivot arms being pivotal around a pivot axis, being parallel to the axial direction, from a first position. The pivot arms lie against a drill string component being closest to the loading position on the support, to a second position. The pivot arms allow bringing down the separated drill string component to the loading position. Also a rock drill rig.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: January 8, 2019Assignee: EPIROC ROCK DRILLS AKTIEBOLAGInventor: Lars Wase
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Patent number: 10100592Abstract: A device for handling drill string components with respect to a drill rig. A gripper is configured to grip a first drill string component to be threaded on to or off from a second drill string component being part of a drill string which is partly drilled into a rock formation. A handling unit includes the gripper is movable between a drill string position and a loading position wherein a drill string component can be brought into or taken out from the gripper. The handing unit includes auxiliary engagement unit configured to align the gripped first drill string component to essentially in line with an axial direction defined by the second drill string component. The gripper and the auxiliary engagement unit are adjustable for gripping drill string components of different dimensions with maintained alignment of gripped drill string components.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: October 16, 2018Assignee: EPIROC ROCK DRILLS AKTIEBOLAGInventor: Lars Wase
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Patent number: 10060201Abstract: A handling device for handling drill string components in a rock drill rig which includes a rotator device being arranged for rotation and driving of a drill string component and being supported movable to and fro on a feed beam. The handling device includes an introducing unit configured to introduce drill string components into respectively remove drill string components from a drill string position of the rock drill rig. A guiding beam includes a longitudinal guide. A gripper shuttle is drivingly displaceable along the longitudinal guide. The gripper shuttle includes a pivotally arranged guiding gripper for gripping a first end region of a drill string component. The gripper shuttle carries a drive motor for driving a drive wheel. The drive wheel is disengageable to allow essentially free movement of the gripper shuttle along the longitudinal guide. Also, a rock drill rig.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2014Date of Patent: August 28, 2018Assignee: EPIROC ROCK DRILLS AKTIEBOLAGInventor: Lars Wase
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Publication number: 20160130890Abstract: A handling device for handling drill string components in a rock drill rig which includes a rotator device being arranged for rotation and driving of a drill string component and being supported movable to and fro on a feed beam. The handling device includes an introducing unit configured to introduce drill string components into respectively remove drill string components from a drill string position of the rock drill rig. A guiding beam includes a longitudinal guide. A gripper shuttle is drivingly displaceable along the longitudinal guide. The gripper shuttle includes a pivotally arranged guiding gripper for gripping a first end region of a drill string component. The gripper shuttle carries a drive motor for driving a drive wheel. The drive wheel is disengageable to allow essentially free movement of the gripper shuttle along the longitudinal guide. Also. a rock drill rig.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2014Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventor: Lars WASE
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Publication number: 20160130891Abstract: A device for handling drill string components with respect to a drill rig. A gripper is configured to grip a first drill string component to be threaded on to or off from a second drill string component being part of a drill string which is partly drilled into a rock formation. A handling unit includes the gripper is movable between a drill string position and a loading position wherein a drill string component can be brought into or taken out from the gripper. The handing unit includes auxiliary engagement unit configured to align the gripped first drill string component to essentially in line with an axial direction defined by the second drill string component. The gripper and the auxiliary engagement unit are adjustable for gripping drill string components of different dimensions with maintained alignment of gripped drill string components. A rock drill rig including the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2014Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventor: Lars WASE
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Publication number: 20160115746Abstract: A handing device for handling drill string components in a rock drill rig. The handing device includes a magazine for storing drill string components to be introduced into and removed from a drill string position of the drill rig. The magazine includes, in the region of a loading position, a transfer unit for separation of a drill string component being positioned on a support from an adjacent drill string component and to transfer the separated drill string component to the loading position. The transfer unit includes a plurality of pivot arms being pivotal around a pivot axis, being parallel to the axial direction, from a first position. The pivot arms lie against a drill string component being closest to the loading position on the support, to a second position. The pivot arms allow bringing down the separated drill string component to the loading position. Also a rock drill rig.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2014Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventor: Lars Wase
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Patent number: 8286585Abstract: A griper device mountable on a robot arm of a milking robot provided for automatically attach teat cups to the teats of a milking animal, the gripper device comprises an electromagnet from gripping teat cups made of a magnetic material, the electromagnet including a coil feedable with a current a core of a magnetic material arranged at least partly within the coil; and a support structure for holding the electromagnet. The core comprises two end and portions in a single face of the electromagnet wherein the two end portions constitute different poles of the electromagnet and are shaped to be engagable with each of the teat cups in a close fit.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2011Date of Patent: October 16, 2012Assignee: DeLaval Holding ABInventors: Lars Wase, Mats Nilsson, Nils Erik Holmertz, Jan-Erik Andersson, Krister Sjöblom, Mattias Oscarsson
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Publication number: 20110120379Abstract: A griper device mountable on a robot arm of a milking robot provided for automatically attach teat cups to the teats of a milking animal, the gripper device comprises an electromagnet from gripping teat cups made of a magnetic material, the electromagnet including a coil feedable with a current a core of a magnetic material arranged at least partly within the coil; and a support structure for holding the electromagnet. The core comprises two end and portions in a single face of the electromagnet wherein the two end portions constitute different poles of the electromagnet and are shaped to be engagable with each of the teat cups in a close fit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2011Publication date: May 26, 2011Inventors: Lars Wase, Mats Nilsson, Nils Erik Holmertz, Jan-Erik Andersson, Krister Sjöblom, Mattias Oscarsson
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Patent number: 7908998Abstract: A gripper device mountable on a robot arm (10) of a milking robot (2) provided for automatically attach teat cups (5) to the teats of a milking animal, the gripper device comprises an electromagnet (6) from gripping teat cups made of a magnetic material, the electromagnet including a coil (31) feedable with a current a core (33) of a magnetic material arranged at least partly within the coil; and a support structure (7) for holding the electromagnet. The core comprises two end and portions (33a-b) in a single face of the electromagnet, wherein the two end portions constitute different poles of the electromagnet, and are shaped to be engagable with each of the teat cups in a close fit.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2005Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Delaval Holding ABInventors: Lars Wase, Mats Nilsson, Nils Erik Holmertz, Jan-Erik Andersson, Krister Sjöblom, Mattias Oscarsson
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Patent number: 7793614Abstract: A cleaning method in a milking system (9) includes a plurality of teat cups (19), each of which is connected to a respective milk line. During milking of the teats of an animal, the plurality of teat cups (19) are attached to the teats of the animal, and vacuum is supplied to the respective milk lines in order to draw milk from the teats of the milking animal. The cleaning includes removing milk or other residues present at each of the plurality of teat cups by flushing (37) each of the plurality of teat cups with a cleaning fluid supplied via a supply line (36, 34c), evacuating cleaning fluid from each of the plurality of teat cups or from the supply line, and disinfecting at least one of the plurality of teat cups by exposing (60) the at least one of the plurality of teat cups to steam.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2008Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Delaval Holding ABInventors: Jan Ericsson, Lars Wase, Nils Erik Holmertz, Epke Bosma
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Patent number: 7448344Abstract: The invention refers to a milking device and a method of handling a milking device. The milking device includes a milk-transporting member (1) having at least one teatcup (2) and arranged to transport milk from a teat of an animal to a milk-collecting member (4) during a milking state. A low pressure is connected to the milk-transporting member (1) for sucking the milk from the teat to the milk collecting member. A gas conduit (11) permits the introduction of a gas into the milk-transporting member. The gas conduit has a first end (12), which is a gas inlet member (15). The gas conduit has a second end connectable to a relatively low pressure for permitting a flow of a cleaning fluid from the milk-transporting member through the gas conduit during a cleaning state.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2004Date of Patent: November 11, 2008Assignee: DeLaval Holding ABInventors: Epke Bosma, Nils Erik Holmertz, Lars Wase
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Publication number: 20080245307Abstract: The present invention refers to a cleaning method in a milking system (9) comprising a plurality of teat cups (19), each of which is connected to a respective milk line, wherein, during milking of the teats of a milking-animal, the plurality of teat cups (19) are attached to the teats of the animal, and vacuum is supplied to the respective milk lines in order to draw milk from the teats of the milking animal. The cleaning comprises the steps of removing milk or other residues present at each of said plurality of teat cups by means of flushing (37) each of said plurality of teat cups with a cleaning fluid supplied via a supply line (36, 34c); evacuating cleaning fluid from each of said plurality of teat cups or from the supply line, and disinfecting at least one of said plurality of teat cups by means of exposing (60) said at lest one of said plurality of teat cups to steam.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2008Publication date: October 9, 2008Inventors: Jan Ericsson, Lars Wase, Nils Erik Holmertz, Epke Bosma
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Patent number: 7412943Abstract: The present invention refers to a cleaning method in a milking system (9) comprising a plurality of teat cups (19), each of which is connected to a respective milk line, wherein, during milking of the teats of a milking animal, the plurality of teat cups (19) are attached to the teats of the animal, and vacuum is supplied to the respective milk lines in order to draw milk from the teats of the milking animal. The cleaning comprises the steps of removing milk or other residues present at each of the plurality of teat cups by of flushing (37) each of said plurality of teat cups with a cleaning fluid supplied via a supply line (36, 34c); evacuating cleaning fluid from each of the plurality of teat cups or from the supply line; and disinfecting at least one of the plurality of teat cups by of exposing (60) the at lest one of the plurality of teat cups to steam.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2007Date of Patent: August 19, 2008Assignee: Delaval Holding ABInventors: Jan Ericsson, Lars Wase, Nils Erik Holmertz, Epke Bosma
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Publication number: 20080190368Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement for supplying a liquid to a teat-cleaning cup. The arrangement includes a cup-shaped body (1), a liquid medium source (3), at least one liquid medium passage (5, 5?) having an extension from the first medium source (3) to at least one opening to the cup-shaped body (1), and at least one feeding member. The feeding member includes a piston element (9, 9a-c, 9a?-c?) having a first surface (, which constitutes a wall surface of a first chamber (5b, 5b?) of the passage (5, 5?) and a motion source arranged to provide a motion of the piston element (9, 9a-c, 9a?-c?) in a first feeding direction in the first chamber (5b, 5b?), such that the liquid medium is fed to the cup-shaped body (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2006Publication date: August 14, 2008Applicant: DeLaval Holding ABInventor: Lars Wase
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Publication number: 20080022933Abstract: A gripper device mountable on a robot arm (10) of a milking robot (2) provided for automatically attach teat cups (5) to the teats of a milking animal, the gripper device comprises an electromagnet (6) for gripping teat cups made of a magnetic material, the electromagnet including a coil (31) feedable with a current and a core (33) of a magnetic material arranged at least partly within the coil; and a support structure (7) for holding the electromagnet. The core comprises two end portions (33a-b) in a single face of the electromagnet, wherein the two end portions constitute different poles of the electromagnet, and are shaped to be engagable with each of the teat cups in a close fit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2005Publication date: January 31, 2008Inventors: Lars Wase, Mats Nilsson, Nils Holmertz, Jan-Erik Andersson, Krister Sjoblom, Mattias Oscarsson
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Patent number: 7316200Abstract: A method of disinfecting or sterilizing at least a portion of any of a resting, a milking, or a feeding station (3, 24, 26) provided with an animal identification device (18) and located in an area (1), in which milking animals are allowed to move, is provided. Each of the animals visiting the resting, the milking, or the feeding station is identified and is admitted to enter the station depending on the identification. The inventive method comprises the steps of retrieving information regarding the health of each of the animals entering the station; and automatically disinfecting or sterilizing the portion of the station only if the information retrieved reveals that an animal entering the station has an infection that is capable of being transmitted to other animals. The disinfection or the sterilization is performed after that said infectious milking animal has left the station.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2003Date of Patent: January 8, 2008Assignee: Delaval Holding ABInventors: Epke Bosma, Nils Erik Holmertz, Lars Wase, Lars Gullander
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Publication number: 20080000427Abstract: The present invention refers to a cleaning method in a milking system (9) comprising a plurality of teat cups (19), each of which is connected to a respective milk line, wherein, during milking of the teats of a milking animal, the plurality of teat cups (19) are attached to the teats of the animal, and vacuum is supplied to the respective milk lines in order to draw milk from the teats of the milking animal. The cleaning comprises the steps of removing milk or other residues present at each of said plurality of teat cups by means of flushing (37) each of said plurality of teat cups with a cleaning fluid supplied via a supply line (36, 34c); evacuating cleaning fluid from each of said plurality of teat cups or from the supply line; and disinfecting at least one of said plurality of teat cups by means of exposing (60) said at lest one of said plurality of teat cups to steam.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2007Publication date: January 3, 2008Inventors: Jan Ericsson, Lars Wase, Nils Holmertz, Epke Bosma
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Patent number: D615116Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2008Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: FLIR Systems ABInventor: Lars Wase