Patents by Inventor Manfred Pohlkamp

Manfred Pohlkamp 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: 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
  • Patent number: 8087383
    Abstract: For the determination of the occupancy of a milking stall by an animal, in particular a cow, in a rotary milking parlor with a plurality of milking stalls which are disposed on a rotatable milking platform, a process is proposed in which the identification of the animal only takes place after it has entered the milking stall in which it is supposed to be milked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Gea Farm Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Teckentrup, Manfred Pohlkamp
  • 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
  • Patent number: 7721675
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to provide a method and a device for associating animals with milking stations. For this purpose, the animals are detected by sensors and subjected to identification processes, thereby providing information units for an individual animal. The detection by sensors and the identification processes are tuned with each other in such a manner that the respective sensorically detected data are associated with the data obtained by the identification processes. The latter represent animal-related information units that are made available at milking stations. The sensory detection can for example be carried out by photoelectric sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Kaever, Heinz Francke, Manfred Pohlkamp
  • Publication number: 20090301397
    Abstract: For the determination of the occupancy of a milking stall by an animal, in particular a cow, in a rotary milking parlor with a plurality of milking stalls which are disposed on a rotatable milking platform, a process is proposed in which the identification of the animal only takes place after it has entered the milking stall in which it is supposed to be milked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Inventors: Rolf Teckentrup, Manfred Pohlkamp
  • Patent number: 7584715
    Abstract: For the determination of the occupancy of a milking stall by an animal, in particular a cow, in a rotary milking parlor with a plurality of milking stalls which are disposed on a rotatable milking platform, a process is proposed in which the identification of the animal only takes place after it has entered the milking stall in which it is supposed to be milked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: GEA WestfaliaSurge GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Teckentrup, Manfred Pohlkamp
  • Publication number: 20070209594
    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to provide a method and a device for associating animals with milking stations. For this purpose, the animals are subsequently detected by sensors and subjected to identification processes, thereby providing information units for an individual animal. The detection by sensors and the identification processes are tuned with each other in such a manner that the respective sensorically detected data are associated with the data obtained by the identification processes. The latter represent animal-related information units that are made available at least at the milking stations. The sensory detection can for example be carried out by means of photoelectric barriers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: Peter Kaever, Heinz Francke, Manfred Pohlkamp
  • Publication number: 20070022962
    Abstract: For the determination of the occupancy of a milking stall by an animal, in particular a cow, in a rotary milking parlor with a plurality of milking stalls which are disposed on a rotatable milking platform, a process is proposed in which the identification of the animal only takes place after it has entered the milking stall in which it is supposed to be milked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2006
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Rolf Teckentrup, Manfred Pohlkamp
  • Publication number: 20060267767
    Abstract: For verification of the functionality of an animal identification system, especially of an animal identification system of a milking installation, whereby the animal identification system [has] at least one transponder which is suitable for and is designed for transmitting of signals which contain preferably at least the code of one individual animal, and with at least one piece of read-in equipment for receiving signals and preferably for recognition of codes, a method is proposed in which at least one characteristic quantity is determined from the signals received during an identification period and this characteristic quantity is compared with a target quantity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventors: Manfred Pohlkamp, Peter Kaever
  • Patent number: 7104218
    Abstract: For the determination of the occupancy of a milking stall by an animal, in particular a cow, in a rotary milking parlor with a plurality of milking stalls which are disposed on a rotatable milking platform, a process is proposed in which the identification of the animal only takes place after it has entered the milking stall in which it is supposed to be milked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: WestfaliaSurge GmbH
    Inventors: Rolf Teckentrup, Manfred Pohlkamp
  • Publication number: 20060196431
    Abstract: A method is proposed for providing at least one item of information on occupancy of a milking stall in a milking facility having at least two milking stalls, which are arranged on a movable platform, in accordance with which method a movement of an animal out of an identification area in the direction of a milking stall is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Peter Kaever, Manfred Pohlkamp
  • Publication number: 20040134432
    Abstract: For the determination of the occupancy of a milking stall by an animal, in particular a cow, in a rotary milking parlor with a plurality of milking stalls which are disposed on a rotatable milking platform, a process is proposed in which the identification of the animal only takes place after it has entered the milking stall in which it is supposed to be milked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Rolf Teckentrup, Manfred Pohlkamp