A01J 7/04
Accessories for milking machines or devices: for treatment of udders or teats
Official title: for treatment of udders or teats, e.g. for cleaning
A01J7/04 (Accessories for milking machines or devices: for treatment of udders or teats) appears on 287 US grants and 302 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01J- Granted patents
- 287
- Published applications
- 302
- Assignees
- 85
- Inventors
- 305
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 6 | 8 |
| 2004 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 2 | 12 |
| 2006 | 2 | 7 |
| 2007 | 10 | 8 |
| 2008 | 6 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 8 |
| 2010 | 3 | 9 |
| 2011 | 5 | 6 |
| 2012 | 5 | 36 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 |
| 2014 | 17 | 20 |
| 2015 | 12 | 27 |
| 2016 | 24 | 20 |
| 2017 | 37 | 32 |
| 2018 | 18 | 20 |
| 2019 | 15 | 18 |
| 2020 | 18 | 11 |
| 2021 | 11 | 12 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 6 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Milking system and methods with pre- and post-dip in the teat liner5 May 2026US 12,616,157 B2GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
- Milking device for milking a dairy animal3 Mar 2026US 12,564,172 B2Lely Patent N. V.
- Electrical teat dipping30 Sep 2025US 12,426,569 B2Fox Robotics Laboratuvar Teknoloji Hizmetleri Sanayi Limited Sirketi
- Teat preparation system26 Aug 2025US 12,396,432 B2
- Automated teat dip fluid manifold17 Jun 2025US 12,329,122 B2GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
- Compositions and methods for antimicrobial materials for automatic milking systems and dairy applications5 Mar 2026US 2026/0062536 A1The Texas A&M University System
- Adjustable Teat Treatment Apparatus and Method11 Dec 2025US 2025/0374883 A1Robovine, LLC
- Milking Robot Controller, Method therefore, Computer Program and Non-Volatile Data Carrier4 Dec 2025US 2025/0367823 A1DeLaval Holding AB
- Mobile milking robot with minimal footprint6 Nov 2025US 2025/0338818 A1Afimilk Agricultural Cooperative Ltd.
- Milking system and methods with pre- and post-dip in the teat liner24 Apr 2025US 2025/0127137 A1GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and a device for cleaning teats of an animal172US 6,591,784 B1DeLaval Holding AB · 2003
- Milking method and an apparatus therefor169US 4,508,058 AAlfa-Laval AB · 1985
- Method for controlling a milking processing system and a device controlled by said method164US 5,722,343 AProlion B.V. · 1998
- Combined cleaning and pre-milking device160US 6,321,682 B1DeLaval Holding AB · 2001
- Method and apparatus for cleaning of a teat cleaning device157US 6,626,130 B1DeLaval Holding AB · 2003