A01K 1/00
Housing animals
Official title: Housing animals; Equipment therefor
A01K1/00 (Housing animals) appears on 6,903 US grants and 6,632 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01K- Granted patents
- 6,903
- Published applications
- 6,632
- Assignees
- 2,320
- Inventors
- 10,955
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 65 | 0 |
| 1977 | 67 | 0 |
| 1978 | 37 | 0 |
| 1979 | 49 | 0 |
| 1980 | 70 | 0 |
| 1981 | 79 | 0 |
| 1982 | 75 | 0 |
| 1983 | 42 | 0 |
| 1984 | 52 | 0 |
| 1985 | 81 | 0 |
| 1986 | 58 | 0 |
| 1987 | 66 | 0 |
| 1988 | 77 | 0 |
| 1989 | 106 | 0 |
| 1990 | 91 | 0 |
| 1991 | 114 | 0 |
| 1992 | 124 | 0 |
| 1993 | 112 | 0 |
| 1994 | 115 | 0 |
| 1995 | 85 | 0 |
| 1996 | 117 | 0 |
| 1997 | 119 | 0 |
| 1998 | 181 | 0 |
| 1999 | 167 | 0 |
| 2000 | 140 | 0 |
| 2001 | 152 | 40 |
| 2002 | 181 | 133 |
| 2003 | 147 | 164 |
| 2004 | 119 | 176 |
| 2005 | 113 | 222 |
| 2006 | 124 | 238 |
| 2007 | 102 | 241 |
| 2008 | 99 | 244 |
| 2009 | 88 | 237 |
| 2010 | 128 | 217 |
| 2011 | 129 | 236 |
| 2012 | 156 | 274 |
| 2013 | 164 | 221 |
| 2014 | 186 | 264 |
| 2015 | 161 | 286 |
| 2016 | 217 | 329 |
| 2017 | 222 | 330 |
| 2018 | 195 | 328 |
| 2019 | 245 | 355 |
| 2020 | 272 | 333 |
| 2021 | 248 | 305 |
| 2022 | 236 | 277 |
| 2023 | 219 | 315 |
| 2024 | 224 | 320 |
| 2025 | 288 | 296 |
| 2026 | 199 | 251 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A01K 1/02Pigsties2,730
- A01K 1/01Removal of dung or urine1,609
- A01K 1/015Floor coverings1,260
- A01K 1/0047Air-conditioning498
- A01K 1/0005Stable partitions478
- A01K 1/12Milking stations457
- A01K 1/06Devices for fastening animals361
- A01K 1/04Tethering-poles or the like217
All 14 subgroupsShow fewer
- A01K 1/10Feed racks215
- A01K 1/0035Transportable or mobile animal shelters176
- A01K 1/0088Animal shelters especially adapted for keeping young cattle, i.e. calves36
- A01K 1/0094Animal shelters or barns especially adapted for keeping horses20
- A01K 1/08Arrangements for simultaneously releasing several animals16
- A01K 1/0041Rotary, round or circular animal barns15
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
- Systems and methods for encouraging movement of poultry within a mobile poultry enclosure29 Sep 2026US 12,745,744 B2Perdue Foods LLC
- Live animal transportation container and methods of assembly and use8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305566 A1
- Method and enclosure for reducing stress-related behavior in domestic animals8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305571 A1Ceva Sante Animale
- A cubicle and a stable1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293835 A1R. Andringa Holding B.V.
- Collapsible and portable pet pee pad containment system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293836 A1
- Apparatus, system and method for delivery and presentation of turf for pet toiletry1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293837 A1Potty Plant Pty Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for object identification and behavior characterization using video analysis281US 6,678,413 B12004
- Animal identification and control system256US 4,617,876 A1986
- Short message processing in a mobile exchange236US 5,787,357 ANokia Telecommunications Oy · 1998
- Multiple light-source illuminating system219US 8,100,552 B22012
- Panel module191US 4,845,907 A1989