ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,461,116, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to DeLaval Holding AB (Tumba, Sweden).

"Control unit and a liquid container insertable in a milk analysis apparatus" was invented by Claus Dallerup Rasmussen (Tumba, Sweden) and John Slaaby (Tumba, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control unit (240) and liquid container (135) of a milk analysis apparatus (120) having a first wireless communication device (210), for communication with a memory device (230) of a liquid container (135). The liquid container (135) is insertable into the milk analysis apparatus, via a second wireless communication device (220) in the liquid container. The control ...