A01J 5/01
Milkmeters
Official title: Milkmeters; Milk flow sensing devices {(air or gas separators in combination with liquid meters G01F15/08)}
A01J5/01 (Milkmeters) appears on 178 US grants and 164 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01J- Granted patents
- 178
- Published applications
- 164
- Assignees
- 75
- Inventors
- 270
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 10 |
| 2004 | 7 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 12 |
| 2013 | 4 | 2 |
| 2014 | 6 | 8 |
| 2015 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 10 | 12 |
| 2017 | 14 | 18 |
| 2018 | 8 | 6 |
| 2019 | 9 | 5 |
| 2020 | 5 | 12 |
| 2021 | 5 | 12 |
| 2022 | 12 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 | 7 |
| 2026 | 7 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Milk system for allowing attachment of teat cups15 Sep 2026US 12,733,620 B2DeLaval Holding AB
- Milk sampling device, and milking system therewith19 May 2026US 12,628,788 B2Lely Patent N. V.
- Quality sensor, computer-implemented method of predicting inhomogeneities in milk extracted from an animal, computer program and non-volatile data carrier5 May 2026US 12,616,158 B2DeLaval Holding AB
- Milking system with sensor device24 Mar 2026US 12,582,084 B2Lely Patent N. V.
- Milk meter for measuring milk17 Feb 2026US 12,550,860 B1Interpuls S.P.A.
- Apparatus and method for monitoring a milking process17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271868 A1GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
- Systems, methods, and media for automated milk quality monitoring using inline sensors6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227375 A1Technologies Holdings Corp.
- Method in a milk sampling system23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206714 A1DeLaval Holding AB
- Milking plant, computer-implemented method, computer program and non-volatile data carrier16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198448 A1DeLaval Holding AB
- Assembly comprising a milking device and a measuring device for measuring a mass flow of milked milk2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182532 A1GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and an apparatus for metering a liquid flow117US 4,306,454 AA/S N. Foss Electric · 1981
- System and method for monitoring and controlling milk production at dairy farms57US 5,743,209 ALa Federation Francaise De Controle Laitier (F.F.C.L.) · 1998
- Apparatus for metering liquid flow50US 4,433,577 A1984
- Milking plant36US 5,080,040 AC. van der Lely N. V. · 1992
- Method of controlling a milking implement, a software program for and an implement performing the method34US 8,286,583 B2Maasland N,V. · 2012