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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2006
Applicants:
Leonard Metcalfe, Surrey, CA;
Cor Maas, Heerlen, NL;
Inventors:
Leonard Metcalfe, Surrey, CA;
Cor Maas, Heerlen, NL;
Assignee:
LMI Technologies Ltd, Dublin, IE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01J 5/00 (2006.01); A01J 5/017 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A teat location system for automated milking systems comprises a light projection source and a camera having a two dimensional array of pixels, each of which is capable of returning time of flight information as well as intensity. Depth of field limitations and the problem of overlapping teat images are thereby overcome or minimized.