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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:
Feb. 20, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Leif Lindholm, Rönninge, SE;
Assignee:
Alfa Laval Agri AB, , SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01J 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01J 3/00 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for and a method of performing an animal-related action regarding at least a part of the body of an animal is proposed. The apparatus includes a cleaning tool (,), adapted to be brought into contact with the part of the body, a support (,) provided to support the cleaning tool (,), and a drive element (,) provided to move the cleaning tool (,) along the contour of the part of the body. A sensor (,) is provided to sense the contact of the cleaning tool (,) and the animal. Furthermore, a processor (,) is provided to determine the position of the part in response to the sensor.