Patents by Inventor Rafaels Amolin

Rafaels Amolin 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: 7895972
    Abstract: A visual detection arrangement is provided in a milking system (3) comprising a robot arm (15) for attaching a teat cup (11) to a teat of a milking animal (8), and a control device (19) for controlling the movement of the robot arm. The detection arrangement comprises first visual detection means (17) provided on the robot arm for repeatedly determining the teat position relative the robot arm and second visual detection means (21) directed towards the milking animal. The second visual detection means (21) is provided for detecting a position of the animal in a longitudinal direction (x), and the control device (19) is initially provided for controlling the movement of the robot arm based on information of the position of the teat of the animal relative the animal itself, and on the detected longitudinal position of the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Delaval Holding AB
    Inventors: Mats Gudmundsson, Rafaels Amolin
  • Publication number: 20080257268
    Abstract: A visual detection arrangement is provided in a milking system (3) comprising a robot arm (15) for attaching a teat cup (11) to a teat of a milking animal (8), and a control device (19) for controlling the movement of the robot arm. The detection arrangement comprises first visual detection means (17) provided on the robot arm for repeatedly determining the teat position relative the robot arm and second visual detection means (21) directed towards the milking animal. The second visual detection means (21) is provided for detecting a position of the animal in a longitudinal direction (x), and the control device (19) is initially provided for controlling the movement of the robot arm based on information of the position of the teat of the animal relative the animal itself; and on the detected longitudinal position of the animal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2006
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Inventors: Mats Gudmundsson, Rafaels Amolin