A01J 5/041
Milk claw
Official title: {Milk claw}
A01J5/041 (Milk claw) appears on 104 US grants and 53 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01J- Granted patents
- 104
- Published applications
- 53
- Assignees
- 50
- Inventors
- 158
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
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| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Air fork for milking cluster21 Jul 2026US 12,685,290 B1Technologies Holdings Corp.
- Automatic mechanical manifold valve for use in robotic milking systems24 Dec 2024US 12,171,186 B2Afimilk Agricultural Cooperative Ltd.
- Rubber teat element with flexible head geometry10 Dec 2024US 12,161,083 B2GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
- Space divider of a milking parlor arrangement, and milking parlor arrangement20 Feb 2024US 11,903,363 B2GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
- Milker unit short milk tube with milk claw end connector25 Apr 2023US 11,632,931 B2GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
- Milking machine and assembly8 Jan 2026US 2026/0007115 A1
- Animal milking claws and methods of use7 Mar 2024US 2024/0074401 A1Madero Dairy Systems, Inc.
- Automatic mechanical manifold valve for use in robotic milking systems19 Jan 2023US 2023/0015401 A1Afimilk Agricultural Cooperative Ltd.
- Milking machine and assembly6 Oct 2022US 2022/0312718 A1
- Rubber teat element with flexible head geometry17 Mar 2022US 2022/0079107 A1GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Milking method and related apparatus178US 4,941,433 AAgri-Automation Company, Ltd. · 1990
- Automatic milking apparatus62US 5,161,482 ABritish Technology Group Limited · 1992
- Milking machinery53US 5,052,341 AThe Director General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries · 1991
- Automatic milking apparatus45US 4,936,254 AAmbic Equipment Limited · 1990
- Milker44US 4,344,385 ABabson Bros. Co. · 1982