ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,396,432, issued on Aug. 26.
"Teat preparation system" was invented by Roy L. Rard (Conway, Wash.) and Ron L. Medeiros (Littlefield, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A teat preparation apparatus to clean bovine teat before milking and then sanitize the teat after milking. The apparatus, which is connected to a control unit, includes a holder and a teat receiving body with high-pressure air, pre-dip, and post-dip ports. Inside the teat receiving body is a spray cylinder that forms two or three stacked, isolated raceways that communicate with the three ports so that air and the two solutions can be selectively-sprayed individually or to...