A01K 1/0023
Sorting gates
Official title: {Sorting gates}
A01K1/0023 (Sorting gates) appears on 133 US grants and 117 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01K- Granted patents
- 133
- Published applications
- 117
- Assignees
- 52
- Inventors
- 189
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 6 | 8 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 9 |
| 2008 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 7 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 7 |
| 2012 | 3 | 10 |
| 2013 | 6 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 2 |
| 2016 | 9 | 10 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 4 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Milking installation and method for milking1 Sep 2026US 12,721,305 B2DeLaval Holding AB
- Method and control device for surveying eating behaviour of animals9 Jun 2026US 12,648,546 B2DeLaval Holding AB
- Automatic selection of animals to be treated during a treatment period2 Jun 2026US 12,642,244 B2DeLaval Holding AB
- Livestock restraining devices, systems for livestock management, and uses thereof5 May 2026US 12,616,161 B2Co-Exist Ltd
- Devices for the voluntary self-sorting of live aquatic animals25 Nov 2025US 12,478,049 B2Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum Fuer Polar-Und Meeresforschung
- Method and device for associating a transponder27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248103 A1Nedap N.V.
- Livestock restraining and management system with trained sensory signaling6 Aug 2026US 2026/0223808 A1Co-Exist Ltd
- System and method for controlling movement of livestock animals25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174057 A1Agis Automatisering B.V.
- Livestock animal management system18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165283 A1Lely Patent N. V.
- Method for a directed animal traffic, and milking installation18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165292 A1GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
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- Cattle management method and system147US 5,673,647 AMicro Chemical, Inc. · 1997
- Cattle management method and system90US 6,135,055 AMicro Beef Technologies, Ltd. · 2000
- Cattle Management method and system82US 6,000,361 AMicro Chemical, Inc. · 1999
- Cattle management method and system81US 6,318,289 B1Micro Beef Technologies, Ltd. · 2001