Patents by Inventor Martin Spohr

Martin Spohr 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: 10827720
    Abstract: In order to avoid negative changes in the teat ends of a cow, in particular to avoid hyperkeratoses, the invention proposes a method for operating a milking system in which at least one of the parameters from total pressure per cycle, minimum total pressure per cycle or the ratio of total suction to total pressure is determined for at least one animal of a herd during at least one part of a milking process, and is compared with at least one reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Uhlenbruck, Martin Spohr
  • Publication number: 20200022329
    Abstract: In order to avoid negative changes in the teat ends of a cow, in particular to avoid hyperkeratoses, the invention proposes a method for operating a milking system in which at least one of the parameters from total pressure per cycle, minimum total pressure per cycle or the ratio of total suction to total pressure is determined for at least one animal of a herd during at least one part of a milking process, and is compared with at least one reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Franz Uhlenbruck, Martin Spohr
  • Patent number: 10251366
    Abstract: In order to avoid negative changes in the teat ends of a cow, in particular to avoid hyperkeratoses, the invention proposes a method for operating a milking system in which at least one of the parameters from total pressure per cycle, minimum total pressure per cycle or the ratio of total suction to total pressure is determined for at least one animal of a herd during at least one part of a milking process, and is compared with at least one reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Franz Uhlenbruck, Martin Spohr
  • Publication number: 20150068458
    Abstract: In order to avoid negative changes in the teat ends of a cow, in particular to avoid hyperkeratoses, the invention proposes a method for operating a milking system in which at least one of the parameters from total pressure per cycle, minimum total pressure per cycle or the ratio of total suction to total pressure is determined for at least one animal of a herd during at least one part of a milking process, and is compared with at least one reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Franz Uhlenbruck, Martin Spohr