A01J 5/04
Milking machines or devices: with pneumatic manipulation of teats
Official title: with pneumatic manipulation of teats
A01J5/04 (Milking machines or devices: with pneumatic manipulation of teats) appears on 586 US grants and 439 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01J- Granted patents
- 586
- Published applications
- 439
- Assignees
- 151
- Inventors
- 605
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 15 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 14 | 4 |
| 2003 | 14 | 17 |
| 2004 | 14 | 11 |
| 2005 | 9 | 14 |
| 2006 | 8 | 15 |
| 2007 | 11 | 18 |
| 2008 | 6 | 14 |
| 2009 | 6 | 24 |
| 2010 | 8 | 21 |
| 2011 | 17 | 20 |
| 2012 | 16 | 27 |
| 2013 | 17 | 9 |
| 2014 | 22 | 22 |
| 2015 | 14 | 29 |
| 2016 | 29 | 22 |
| 2017 | 21 | 28 |
| 2018 | 19 | 31 |
| 2019 | 25 | 19 |
| 2020 | 22 | 14 |
| 2021 | 12 | 23 |
| 2022 | 16 | 12 |
| 2023 | 13 | 12 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 |
| 2025 | 6 | 14 |
| 2026 | 11 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A01J 5/08Teat-cups with two chambers216
- A01J 5/044Milk lines or coupling devices for milk conduits113
- A01J 5/041Milk claw104
- A01J 5/047Vacuum generating means80
- A01J 5/06Teat-cups with one chamber52
- A01J 5/045Taking milk-samples49
- A01J 5/16Teat-cups with pulsating devices45
- A01J 5/10Pulsators arranged otherwise than on teat-cups42
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- Milk sampling system and control thereof30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215391 A1DeLaval Holding AB
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Milking method and related apparatus178US 4,941,433 AAgri-Automation Company, Ltd. · 1990
- Milking means115US 4,735,172 AAlfa-Laval Agri International AB · 1988
- Vacuum monitoring and signaling apparatus112US 4,616,215 AMaddalena's, Inc. · 1986
- Milking system with positive pressure on thin liner84US 5,178,095 ADEC International, Inc. · 1993
- Milking inflation72US 5,572,947 AHi-Life Rubber, Inc. · 1996