CA2194497C - Milk meter - Google Patents

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Publication number: CA2194497C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: milk; outlet; measuring chamber; chamber; discharge chamber
Prior art date: 1996-01-16
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

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CA002194497A

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French (fr)

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CA2194497A1 (en

Inventor

James A. Carrano

Timothy E. Blair

Roger K. Erdman

William S. Nelson

Ronald J. Pulvermacher

George H. Tucker, Jr.

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Dec International Inc

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Dec International Inc

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1996-01-16

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1997-01-06

Publication date

2001-05-15

1997-01-06 Application filed by Dec International Inc filed Critical Dec International Inc

1997-07-17 Publication of CA2194497A1 publication Critical patent/CA2194497A1/en

2001-05-15 Application granted granted Critical

2001-05-15 Publication of CA2194497C publication Critical patent/CA2194497C/en

2017-01-06 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01J—MANUFACTURE OF DAIRY PRODUCTS
- A01J5/00—Milking machines or devices
- A01J5/007—Monitoring milking processes; Control or regulation of milking machines
- A01J5/01—Milkmeters; Milk flow sensing devices
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F11/00—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it
- G01F11/28—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with stationary measuring chambers having constant volume during measurement
- G01F11/284—Apparatus requiring external operation adapted at each repeated and identical operation to measure and separate a predetermined volume of fluid or fluent solid material from a supply or container, without regard to weight, and to deliver it with stationary measuring chambers having constant volume during measurement combined with electric level detecting means
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
- G01F23/30—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by floats
- G01F23/64—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by floats of the free float type without mechanical transmission elements
- G01F23/72—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by floats of the free float type without mechanical transmission elements using magnetically actuated indicating means
- G01F23/74—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by floats of the free float type without mechanical transmission elements using magnetically actuated indicating means for sensing changes in level only at discrete points
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
- G01F3/00—Measuring the volume flow of fluids or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through the meter in successive and more or less isolated quantities, the meter being driven by the flow
- G01F3/36—Measuring the volume flow of fluids or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through the meter in successive and more or less isolated quantities, the meter being driven by the flow with stationary measuring chambers having constant volume during measurement
- G01F3/38—Measuring the volume flow of fluids or fluent solid material wherein the fluid passes through the meter in successive and more or less isolated quantities, the meter being driven by the flow with stationary measuring chambers having constant volume during measurement having only one measuring chamber

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
Animal Husbandry (AREA)
Environmental Sciences (AREA)
Dairy Products (AREA)
Investigating Or Analysing Biological Materials (AREA)
Measuring Volume Flow (AREA)
Level Indicators Using A Float (AREA)

CA002194497A 1996-01-16 1997-01-06 Milk meter Expired - Lifetime CA2194497C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US08/588,010		1996-01-16
US08/588,010 US5720236A (en)	1996-01-16	1996-01-16	Milk meter

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA2194497A1 CA2194497A1 (en)	1997-07-17
CA2194497C true CA2194497C (en)	2001-05-15

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
CA002194497A Expired - Lifetime CA2194497C (en)	1996-01-16	1997-01-06	Milk meter

Country Status (8)

Country	Link
US (1)	US5720236A (2)
EP (2)	EP0784924B1 (2)
JP (1)	JP3601644B2 (2)
AU (1)	AU694897B2 (2)
CA (1)	CA2194497C (2)
DE (2)	DE69732863T2 (2)
ES (2)	ES2163709T3 (2)
NZ (1)	NZ314040A (2)

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- 1996-12-30 AU AU76540/96A patent/AU694897B2/en not_active Ceased
1997
- 1997-01-06 CA CA002194497A patent/CA2194497C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-01-07 ES ES97300041T patent/ES2163709T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-01-07 DE DE69732863T patent/DE69732863T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
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- 1997-01-07 DE DE69706450T patent/DE69706450T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
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- 1997-01-07 EP EP01104609A patent/EP1106059B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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- 1997-01-13 JP JP00407397A patent/JP3601644B2/ja not_active Expired - Fee Related

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP1106059A2 (en)	2001-06-13
MX9700343A (es)	1997-07-31
JPH09191786A (ja)	1997-07-29
DE69732863T2 (de)	2006-04-13
DE69706450D1 (de)	2001-10-11
AU7654096A (en)	1997-07-24
EP1106059B1 (en)	2005-03-23
AU694897B2 (en)	1998-07-30
DE69732863D1 (de)	2005-04-28
EP0784924B1 (en)	2001-09-05
ES2242666T3 (es)	2005-11-16
EP1106059A3 (en)	2002-04-03
US5720236A (en)	1998-02-24
ES2163709T3 (es)	2002-02-01
DE69706450T2 (de)	2002-04-11
EP0784924A1 (en)	1997-07-23
JP3601644B2 (ja)	2004-12-15
NZ314040A (en)	1998-05-27
CA2194497A1 (en)	1997-07-17

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1998-05-12	EEER	Examination request
2017-03-12	MKEX	Expiry	Effective date: 20170106

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CA2194497C (en)	2001-05-15	Milk meter
JPH09191786A5 (2)	2004-10-21
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