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Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 12, 2023
Applicant:

Delaval Holding Ab, Tumba, SE;

Inventors:

Erik Lundkvist, Tumba, SE;

Christian Schmitz, Tumba, SE;

Assignee:

DeLaval Holding AB, Tumba, SE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01J 7/02 (2006.01); A01J 5/01 (2006.01); A01J 5/04 (2006.01); A01K 1/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01J 5/01 (2013.01); A01J 5/047 (2013.01); A01J 7/022 (2013.01); A01K 1/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

The disclosure concerns a system () for monitoring a cleaning process in a milking installation (). A central controller () obtains from a pressure sensor arrangement () at each milking point () of the installation () an identity indicator indicative, a series of measured values of pressure levels indicative of pressure levels, and temporal indicators. The central controller () is configured: —for each pressure sensor arrangement () to store in a database (), —to evaluate the series of measured values of pressure levels to determine a progress of a slug of cleaning liquid along a common milk line (), and—to issue a notification signal related to the progress of the slug of cleaning liquid along the common milk line ().


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