Patents by Inventor Ralf Wiemann

Ralf Wiemann 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).

  • Method and apparatus for milking animals having four teats
    Patent number: 8646411
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for milking animals, comprising a control device (2), four teat cups (6a to 6d), at least one collecting device (11a, 11b) for collecting the extracted milk and a milking line (15) for conveying the milk, said teat cups (6a to 6d) and said at least one collecting device (11a, 11b) and the milking line (15) being interconnected by way of milk lines (10a to 10d, 12a, 12b). A sensor device (13a) is provided and by means of said sensor device (13a) both the milk flow in at least one fore quarter (54, 55) of the udder (53) and the milk flow in at least one rear quarter (56, 57) is captured to separately control the milking operation by fore and rear udder half (58, 59).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
    Inventors: Bernard Schulze Wartenhorst, Ralf Wiemann, Reinhard Frenser, Marcelo Alfredo Barba
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MILKING ANIMALS HAVING FOUR TEATS
    Publication number: 20120180728
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for milking animals, comprising a control device (2), four teat cups (6a to 6d), at least one collecting device (11a, 11b) for collecting the extracted milk and a milking line (15) for conveying the milk, said teat cups (6a to 6d) and said at least one collecting device (11a, 11b) and the milking line (15) being interconnected by way of milk lines (10a to 10d, 12a, 12b). A sensor device (13a) is provided and by means of said sensor device (13a) both the milk flow in at least one fore quarter (54, 55) of the udder (53) and the milk flow in at least one rear quarter (56, 57) is captured to separately control the milking operation by fore and rear udder half (58, 59).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Applicant: GEA FARM TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
    Inventors: Bernard Schulze Wartenhorst, Ralf Wiemann, Reinhard Frenser, Marcelo Alfredo Barba
  • Method and device for milking of animals with four teats
    Publication number: 20090007848
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for milking animals, comprising a control device (2), four teat cups (6a to 6d), at least one collecting device (11a, 11b) for collecting the extracted milk and a milking line (15) for conveying the milk, said teat cups (6a to 6d) and said at least one collecting device (11a, 11b) and the milking line (15) being interconnected by way of milk lines (10a to 10d, 12a, 12b). A sensor device (13a) is provided and by means of said sensor device (13a) both the milk flow in at least one fore quarter (54, 55) of the udder (53) and the milk flow in at least one rear quarter (56, 57) is captured to separately control the milking operation by fore and rear udder half (58, 59).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Bernard Schulze Wartenhorst, Ralf Wiemann, Reinhard Frenser, Marcelo Alfredo Barba