Use and generation of ozone as a disinfectant of dairy animal tissues, dairy equipment, and infrastructure

• US 8,609,120 B2
• Filed: 07/15/2011
• Issued: 12/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2010
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Agventures, LLC, Donald Joe Heacox, Ma Eva Heacox
• Original Assignee: Agventures, LLC, Donald Joe Heacox, Ma Eva Heacox
• Inventors: Heacox, Dana
• Primary Examiner(s): Stanfield, Cherie M
• Assistant Examiner(s): Stevens, Mark V
• Application Number:
  US13/183,826
• Publication Number:
  US 20120015043A1
• Time in Patent Office: 886 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 424/405
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 1/12 Milking stations
• CPC Class Codes: A01K 13/001 Washing, cleaning, or drying devices for veterinary purposes A61D7/00, A61D11/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 33/40 Peroxides

Abstract

An ozone delivery system, method, and apparatus are disclosed. Ozonated water can be used to disinfect and clean various surfaces, equipment, and animals in a dairy setting. Animals can be disinfected and protected from disease through the use of wash-pen and sprayer injections, and other footbath products. Ozone can be educted into a drop hose and a pre-dip line at periodic intervals and into a foot bath to provide refreshed ozonated water. The ozone delivery system and method sterilizes all equipment and floor surfaces without damaging diary equipment components. The system can incorporate computer-controlled options such as maintaining off gas levels, maintaining cleaning and disinfecting records, monitoring ozonated water levels, monitoring concentrations of ozone in said ozonated water, controlling entry and exit gates, controlling a drainage system, and monitoring and educting ozone in a foot bath and wash pen.

Claims

1. A preventative treatment ozone delivery system installed at a dairy, comprising:

ozonated water comprising ozone dissolved at concentrations of 0.04 parts per million to 1.2 parts per million, the ozone educted into a low-pressure hose and a pre-dip line with ozonated water;

an ozone delivery apparatus comprising;

a programmable logic controller and a relay for computer-controlled automation for educting ozone into the ozonated water, wherein the programmable logic controller is coupled to an ozone generator, a pressure sensor, and an ambient gas detector, and wherein the programmable logic controller turns off the ozone generator or closes solenoid valves based on set parameters regarding pressure and ambient ozone level;

and a surface for applying the ozonated water for disinfecting and cleaning the surface through the application of the ozonated water to the surface through application with a low-pressure hose.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising the ozonated water injected through a hose and the ozonated water sprayed out of the hose onto the surface.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the surface comprises at least one of the following:

a calf milk bottle, a washing machine used to wash teat wiping towels, an exterior part of an animal, equipment, a dairy surface, a floor surface, an animal stall, a milking pit surface, and milking pit equipment.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a foot bath filled with the ozonated water wherein an animal enters the foot bath to disinfect the animal in the ozonated water, wherein the foot bath comprises a service line that re-fills the foot bath with ozonated water.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a wash pen utilizing the ozonated water, wherein an animal enters the wash pen to disinfect the animal in the ozonated water, prevent dirt and bacteria from entering a milk supply, and prevent disease transmission between a plurality of animals.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising ozone educted into a drop hose and the pre-dip line at periodic intervals, and the ozone educted into a foot bath to provide refreshed ozonated water in the foot bath.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the ozone generator generates the ozonated water without mixing or storing the ozonated water in a reservoir.

16. The system of claim 1, further comprising an air compressor coupled to an oil removal filter.

17. The system of claim 1, further comprising a regenerative dessicant dryer and a particulate filter coupled to an oil removal filter.

18. The system of claim 1, further comprising an oxygen concentrator coupled to an oxygen receiving vessel and a gas flow regulator.

19. The system of claim 1, further comprising a needle valve and a first check valve coupled to the pressure sensor, wherein the first check valve is further coupled to a tank with a pressure gauge and a first solenoid valve, and wherein the tank with the pressure gauge is coupled to a ball valve, a second solenoid valve, a second check valve, and a manifold, wherein the manifold is coupled to an eductor.

20. The system of claim 1, further comprising a housing component housing the programmable logic controller, an air compressor, an oil removal filter, a regenerative dessicant dryer, a particulate filter, an oxygen concentrator, an oxygen receiving vessel, a gas flow regulator, a needle valve, a check valve, said pressure sensor, a first check valve, a tank, a pressure gauge, a first solenoid valve, a ball valve, a second solenoid valve, a second check valve, and a manifold.

7. A preventative treatment ozone delivery apparatus comprising:

ozonated water comprising ozone dissolved at concentrations of 0.04 parts per million to 1.2 parts per million, the ozone educted into a low-pressure hose and a pre-dip line with ozonated water, the ozonated water exiting the low-pressure hose towards a surface, wherein the surface is disinfected and cleaned through application of the ozonated water to the surface;

and a programmable logic controller and a relay for computer-controlled automation for educting ozone into the ozonated water, wherein the programmable logic controller is coupled to an ozone generator, a pressure sensor, and an ambient gas detector, and wherein the programmable logic controller turns off the ozone generator or closes solenoid valves based on set parameters regarding pressure and ambient ozone level.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a foot bath filled with the ozonated water wherein an animal enters the foot bath to disinfect the animal in the ozonated water, wherein the foot bath comprises a service line that re-fills the foot bath with ozonated water;

and a wash pen utilizing the ozonated water wherein the animal enters the pen to disinfect the animal in the ozonated water.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising ozone educted into a drop hose and the pre-dip line at periodic intervals and ozone educted into a foot bath to provide refreshed ozonated water in the foot bath.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the surface comprises at least one of the following:

a calf milk bottle, a washing machine used to wash teat wiping towels, an exterior part of an animal, equipment, a dairy surface, a floor surface, an animal stall, a milking pit surface, and milking pit equipment.

11. A preventative treatment ozone delivery apparatus, comprising:

ozonated water comprising ozone dissolved at concentrations of 0.04 parts per million to 1.2 parts per million the ozone educted into a low-pressure hose and a pre-dip line with ozonated water, the ozonated water exiting the low-pressure hose towards a surface wherein the surface is disinfected and cleaned through application of the ozonated water to the surface;

a programmable logic controller and a relay for computer-controlled automation for educting ozone into the ozonated water, wherein the programmable logic controller is coupled to an ozone generator, a pressure sensor, an ambient gas detector, and automated valves that feed and evacuate a foot bath, wherein the automated valves are cycled based on timing, water flow, or water level measurements, and wherein the programmable logic controller turns off the ozone generator or closes solenoid valves based on set parameters regarding pressure and ambient ozone level;

and a foot bath filled with water, wherein the ozone is educted into the foot bath, wherein an animal enters said foot bath to disinfect the animal in the ozonated water, and wherein the foot bath comprises a service line that re-fills said foot bath with ozonated water.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a wash pen utilizing the ozonated water wherein an animal enters the pen to disinfect the animal in the ozonated water.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising ozone educted into a drop hose and the pre-dip line at periodic intervals and ozone educted into a foot bath to provide refreshed ozonated water in the foot bath.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the surface comprises at least one of the following:

a calf milk bottle, a washing machine used to wash teat wiping towels, an exterior part of an animal, equipment, a dairy surface, a floor surface, an animal stall, a milking pit surface, and milking pit equipment.