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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ronald J Pulvermacher, Cottage Grove, WI (US);
Assignee:
Dairy Equipment Co., Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
119 1416 ; 73198 ; 119 1415 ;
Abstract
A portable self-contained milk flow indicator is provided for dairy barn applications. The milk flow indicator consists of a milk sensing device, a timing and switching circuit, indicators of the condition of milk flow, and a rechargeable battery, all sealed in a self-contained portable unit which can be used at any point in the milk line of a conventional dairy barn milking operation. The indicator is also provided with a battery charger which can be mounted on the wash manifold of a dairy barn milk house so that when the indicator is placed on the wash manifold for cleaning the battery, housed in the indicator, will automatically be recharged.