US 12,213,455 B2
Livestock location system
Eyal Brayer, Kfar Monash (IL); Vladimir Voronin, Netanya (IL); and Uri Ben Menachem, Netanya (IL)
Assigned to S.C.R. (ENGINEERS) LIMITED, Netanya (IL)
Filed by S.C.R. (ENGINEERS) LIMITED, Netanya (IL)
Filed on Sep. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/476,340.
Application 18/476,340 is a continuation of application No. 17/183,376, filed on Feb. 24, 2021, granted, now 11,963,515.
Application 17/183,376 is a continuation of application No. 15/275,507, filed on Sep. 26, 2016, granted, now 10,986,816, issued on Apr. 27, 2021.
Application 15/275,507 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/IL2015/050273, filed on Mar. 15, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/970,379, filed on Mar. 26, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2024/0049689 A1, Feb. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. A01K 29/00 (2006.01); A01J 5/007 (2006.01); A01J 5/01 (2006.01); A01K 1/00 (2006.01); A01K 1/12 (2006.01); A01K 11/00 (2006.01); A01K 15/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/4155 (2006.01)
CPC A01K 29/005 (2013.01) [A01J 5/007 (2013.01); A01J 5/01 (2013.01); A01K 1/0029 (2013.01); A01K 1/12 (2013.01); A01K 11/004 (2013.01); A01K 11/006 (2013.01); A01K 11/007 (2013.01); A01K 15/029 (2013.01); G05B 19/4155 (2013.01); G05B 2219/45113 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for milking and locating the position of at least one animal within a milking parlor, said system comprising:
at least one identification means configured to transmit at least one identification signal associated with said at least one animal;
at least one locating means configured to generate at least one location signal associated with said at least one animal;
at least one milking means configured for milking at least one animal;
at least one sensor for monitoring the milking; and,
a data processing system in communication with said at least one identification means, said at least one location means, and said at least one milking means, said data processing system configured to:
analyze said location and identification signals, said analyzed signals comprising the position within said predetermined region of space of said at least one animal as a function of time; and
discontinue milking when the amount of milk removed from said at least one animal is substantially equal to a predetermined amount.