A01J 5/045
Taking milk-samples
Official title: {Taking milk-samples (sampling in general G01N1/00)}
A01J5/045 (Taking milk-samples) appears on 49 US grants and 57 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01J- Granted patents
- 49
- Published applications
- 57
- Assignees
- 28
- Inventors
- 98
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Milk sampling device, and milking system therewith19 May 2026US 12,628,788 B2Lely Patent N. V.
- System and apparatus for fluid sample delivery17 Jun 2025US 12,330,150 B2S.C.R. (Engineers) Limited
- Flushing device for a milk sampler10 Dec 2024US 12,163,871 B2Smarta Industrial Pty Ltd
- Sampling apparatus for taking representative milk sample and method for taking representative milk samples8 Oct 2024US 12,108,734 B2Lactocorder AG
- Distribution unit for milk samples comprising two separate parts9 Jul 2024US 12,031,968 B2DeLaval Holding AB
- Milk sampling system and control thereof30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215391 A1DeLaval Holding AB
- Method in a milk sampling system23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206714 A1DeLaval Holding AB
- Milk sampling arrangement23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206715 A1DeLaval Holding AB
- Milking arrangement at farm16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198447 A1DeLaval Holding AB
- Arrangement for aligning a needle and a dry stick when applying a milk sample of an animal25 Dec 2025US 2025/0389703 A1DeLaval Holding AB
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Biological fluid sampler35US 4,569,236 A1986
- Process and apparatus for taking a representative milk sample25US 5,303,598 AUltrakust Electronic GmbH · 1994
- Device for extracting from a milking flow an analysis sample having a proportional amount13US 5,746,153 ABio-Melktechnik Hoefelmayer & Co. · 1998
- Milking sampling for diagnostic purposes9US 5,388,549 AR. J. Fullwood & Bland Ltd. · 1995