A01J 5/044
Milk lines or coupling devices for milk conduits
Official title: {Milk lines or coupling devices for milk conduits}
A01J5/044 (Milk lines or coupling devices for milk conduits) appears on 113 US grants and 96 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01J- Granted patents
- 113
- Published applications
- 96
- Assignees
- 42
- Inventors
- 179
- Latest grant
- 4 Nov 2025
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| 2026 | 0 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Milking arrangement comprising a cleaning arrangement4 Nov 2025US 12,457,989 B2DeLaval Holding AB
- Milk channel and feed inlet coupled thereto, and system and method for conserving wash fluid in a washing process for cleaning a milkmeter system2 Sep 2025US 12,402,596 B2S.C.R. (Engineers) Limited
- Automated teat dip fluid manifold17 Jun 2025US 12,329,122 B2GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
- Short milk tube vent plug for a dairy animal milker unit31 Dec 2024US 12,178,185 B2GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
- Automated milking system safety valve arrangement19 Mar 2024US 11,930,782 B2GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
- Quick-release hose coupling for at least one hose8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309261 A1GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
- Milking Apparatus25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174055 A1Waikato Milking Systems LP
- Separation-milk-collecting system, and milking system provided therewith18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165282 A1Lely Patent N. V.
- Milking machine and assembly8 Jan 2026US 2026/0007115 A1
- Milking system6 Nov 2025US 2025/0338815 A1S.C.R. (Engineers) Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Milking means115US 4,735,172 AAlfa-Laval Agri International AB · 1988
- Milking inflation72US 5,572,947 AHi-Life Rubber, Inc. · 1996
- Method for cleaning a teat of a female animal, milking method and cup for use with above mentioned methods71US 4,924,809 AMultinorm B.V. · 1990
- Collapsing teat cup liner with tapering barrel wall65US 5,493,995 AAlfa Laval Agri AB · 1996
- Automatic milking apparatus62US 5,161,482 ABritish Technology Group Limited · 1992