System and method of attaching cups to a dairy animal

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9737041
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15218601

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A robotic attacher retrieves cups from the left side of an equipment area located behind a dairy livestock and attaches the cups to the teats of the dairy livestock in sequence. The sequence comprises attaching a first cup to the left front teat, a second cup to the right front teat, a third cup to the left rear teat, and a fourth cup to the right rear teat.

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  • TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS CORP.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
de, Ruijter Cor Staphorst, NL 59 218
Hofman, Henk Lemmer, NL 124 618
Koekoek, Menno Dronten, NL 60 247
van, der Sluis Peter Willem IJsselmuiden, NL 141 637

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