A01J 7/02
Accessories for milking machines or devices: for cleaning or sanitising milking machines
Official title: for cleaning or sanitising milking machines or devices
A01J7/02 (Accessories for milking machines or devices: for cleaning or sanitising milking machines) appears on 279 US grants and 261 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01J- Granted patents
- 279
- Published applications
- 261
- Assignees
- 86
- Inventors
- 292
- Latest grant
- 9 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 5 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 9 |
| 2005 | 3 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 | 8 |
| 2007 | 7 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 | 15 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 12 |
| 2011 | 3 | 12 |
| 2012 | 7 | 23 |
| 2013 | 14 | 10 |
| 2014 | 12 | 9 |
| 2015 | 10 | 18 |
| 2016 | 24 | 27 |
| 2017 | 22 | 20 |
| 2018 | 10 | 13 |
| 2019 | 9 | 8 |
| 2020 | 13 | 7 |
| 2021 | 9 | 8 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 9 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025 | 10 | 6 |
| 2026 | 6 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Milking device, milk filter and filter cartridge9 Jun 2026US 12,648,542 B2Lely Patent N. V.
- Milking device for milking a dairy animal3 Mar 2026US 12,564,172 B2Lely Patent N. V.
- Milking system with central utility system10 Feb 2026US 12,543,696 B2Lely Patent N. V.
- Milking arrangement comprising a cleaning arrangement3 Feb 2026US 12,538,893 B2DeLaval Holding AB
- Milking device including tube-shaped filter component13 Jan 2026US 12,520,812 B2Lely Patent N. V.
- Milk sampling system and control thereof30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215391 A1DeLaval Holding AB
- Milking system having a central cleaning unit16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198449 A1Lely Patent N. V.
- 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.
- Enzymatic caustic free detergent compositions for cleaning dairy processing systems7 May 2026US 2026/0125615 A1Ecolab USA Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for cleaning of a teat cleaning device157US 6,626,130 B1DeLaval Holding AB · 2003
- Implement for automatically milking animals150US 6,213,051 B1Maasland N,V. · 2001
- Apparatus and method for automatically milking animals148US 5,784,994 A1998
- Method and apparatus for automatically cleaning the teats and udder of an animal after it has been milked143US 5,678,506 AC. van der Lely N. V. · 1997
- Wash system, apparatus and method for a rotary milking apparatus136US 6,105,536 A2000