A01K
Animal husbandry
Official title: Animal husbandry; aviculture; apiculture; pisciculture; fishing; rearing or breeding animals, not otherwise provided for; new breeds of animals
A01K (Animal husbandry) appears on 44,442 US grants and 45,106 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01K- Granted patents
- 44,442
- Published applications
- 45,106
- Assignees
- 13,242
- Inventors
- 73,774
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 506 | 0 |
| 1977 | 454 | 0 |
| 1978 | 344 | 0 |
| 1979 | 372 | 0 |
| 1980 | 489 | 0 |
| 1981 | 402 | 0 |
| 1982 | 352 | 0 |
| 1983 | 310 | 0 |
| 1984 | 416 | 0 |
| 1985 | 482 | 0 |
| 1986 | 424 | 0 |
| 1987 | 538 | 0 |
| 1988 | 566 | 0 |
| 1989 | 726 | 0 |
| 1990 | 640 | 0 |
| 1991 | 680 | 0 |
| 1992 | 725 | 0 |
| 1993 | 671 | 0 |
| 1994 | 752 | 0 |
| 1995 | 584 | 0 |
| 1996 | 753 | 0 |
| 1997 | 765 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1108 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1223 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1172 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1077 | 263 |
| 2002 | 1172 | 1540 |
| 2003 | 1164 | 2364 |
| 2004 | 947 | 1841 |
| 2005 | 861 | 1922 |
| 2006 | 1050 | 1907 |
| 2007 | 949 | 1683 |
| 2008 | 848 | 1654 |
| 2009 | 784 | 1638 |
| 2010 | 992 | 1545 |
| 2011 | 902 | 1543 |
| 2012 | 904 | 1491 |
| 2013 | 957 | 1447 |
| 2014 | 1074 | 1558 |
| 2015 | 1019 | 1762 |
| 2016 | 1136 | 1795 |
| 2017 | 1243 | 1906 |
| 2018 | 1200 | 1886 |
| 2019 | 1339 | 2127 |
| 2020 | 1479 | 2080 |
| 2021 | 1316 | 2035 |
| 2022 | 1309 | 2007 |
| 2023 | 1332 | 1971 |
| 2024 | 1282 | 2002 |
| 2025 | 1568 | 1767 |
| 2026 | 1084 | 1372 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- A01K 1/00Housing animals6,903
- A01K 2217/00Genetically modified animalsIndexing code6,719
- A01K 67/00Rearing or breeding animals, not otherwise provided for4,949
- A01K 2227/00Animals characterised by speciesIndexing code4,519
- A01K 2267/00Animals characterised by purposeIndexing code4,402
- A01K 97/00Accessories for angling3,852
- A01K 15/00Devices for taming animals3,312
- A01K 5/00Feeding devices for stock or game2,762
All 57 main groupsShow fewer
- A01K 63/00Receptacles for live fish2,506
- A01K 89/00Reels2,465
- A01K 85/00Artificial bait for fishing2,142
- A01K 27/00Leads or collars2,084
- A01K 29/00Animal husbandry: other apparatus for animal husbandry2,037
- A01K 13/00Devices for grooming or caring of animals1,987
- A01K 2207/00Modified animalsIndexing code1,712
- A01K 61/00Culture of aquatic animals1,684
- A01K 91/00Lines1,584
- A01K 39/00Feeding or drinking appliances for poultry or other birds1,482
- A01K 11/00Marking of animals1,455
- A01K 7/00Watering equipment for stock or game1,058
- A01K 87/00Fishing rods1,022
- A01K 31/00Housing birds976
- A01K 45/00Animal husbandry: other aviculture appliances711
- A01K 83/00Fish-hooks525
- A01K 23/00Manure or urine pouches423
- A01K 93/00Floats for angling, with or without signalling devices388
- A01K 79/00Methods or means of catching fish in bulk not provided for in370
- A01K 69/00Stationary catching devices330
- A01K 47/00Beehives297
- A01K 95/00Sinkers for angling274
- A01K 43/00Testing, sorting or cleaning eggs267
- A01K 3/00Pasturing equipment251
- A01K 75/00Accessories for fishing nets239
- A01K 73/00Drawn nets218
- A01K 77/00Landing-nets for fishing185
- A01K 81/00Fishing with projectiles160
- A01K 41/00Incubators for poultry151
- A01K 99/00Methods or apparatus for fishing not provided for in groups a01k69/00 -142
- A01K 51/00Appliances for treating beehives or parts thereof120
- A01K 9/00Sucking apparatus for young stock115
- A01K 80/00Harvesting oysters, mussels, sponges or the like99
- A01K 55/00Bee-smokers80
- A01K 25/00Muzzles61
- A01K 53/00Feeding or drinking appliances for bees55
- A01K 74/00Animal husbandry: other catching nets or the like55
- A01K 59/00Honey collection51
- A01K 65/00Fish stringers42
- A01K 17/00Dehorners38
- A01K 21/00Devices for assisting or preventing mating36
- A01K 37/00Constraining birds34
- A01K 49/00Rearing-boxes34
- A01K 71/00Floating nets27
- A01K 14/00Removing the fleece from live sheep or similar animals20
- A01K 57/00Appliances for providing, preventing or catching swarms20
- A01K 35/00Marking poultry or other birds10
- A01K 19/00Weaning apparatus9
- A01K 33/00Nest-eggs1
Recent patents
- Automatic cat litter box6 Oct 2026US 12,751,417 B2Ubtech Robotics Corp Ltd
- Animal toilet6 Oct 2026US 12,751,418 B2Daiki Co., Ltd.
- Method and system for connecting an animal cage monitoring system to an animal cage rack6 Oct 2026US 12,751,419 B2Allentown, LLC
- Bicycle dog leash attachment and method of use6 Oct 2026US 12,751,420 B2
- Programmable animal feeder6 Oct 2026US 12,751,421 B2
- Live animal transportation container and methods of assembly and use8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305566 A1
- Smart Pet Feeding System8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305567 A1
- Feed dispenser8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305568 A1
- Automated liquid dispensing device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305569 A1Automated Pet Care Products, LLC d/b/a WHISKER
- Animal watering system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305570 A1Aborder Products, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Ransgenic non-human animals for producing heterologous antibodies1,941US 5,545,806 AGenPharm International, Inc. · 1996
- Transgenic non-human animals capable of producing heterologous antibodies of various isotypes1,748US 5,569,825 AGenPharm International, Inc. · 1996
- Transgenic non-human animals capable of producing heterologous antibodies1,680US 5,633,425 AGenPharm International, Inc. · 1997
- Transgenic non-human animals for producing heterologous antibodies1,604US 5,625,126 AGenPharm International, Inc. · 1997
- Production of antibodies from transgenic animals1,567US 5,545,807 AMedical Research Council · 1996