A01K 1/015
Floor coverings
Official title: Floor coverings, e.g. bedding-down sheets {; Stable floors}
A01K1/015 (Floor coverings) appears on 1,260 US grants and 1,246 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01K- Granted patents
- 1,260
- Published applications
- 1,246
- Assignees
- 570
- Inventors
- 2,057
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | 23 | 0 |
| 1993 | 27 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 28 | 0 |
| 1998 | 40 | 0 |
| 1999 | 45 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 14 |
| 2002 | 32 | 30 |
| 2003 | 22 | 36 |
| 2004 | 25 | 36 |
| 2005 | 23 | 36 |
| 2006 | 16 | 43 |
| 2007 | 10 | 34 |
| 2008 | 18 | 32 |
| 2009 | 13 | 40 |
| 2010 | 16 | 24 |
| 2011 | 18 | 40 |
| 2012 | 18 | 46 |
| 2013 | 23 | 45 |
| 2014 | 29 | 48 |
| 2015 | 27 | 74 |
| 2016 | 49 | 100 |
| 2017 | 45 | 73 |
| 2018 | 46 | 80 |
| 2019 | 55 | 74 |
| 2020 | 52 | 61 |
| 2021 | 58 | 64 |
| 2022 | 45 | 46 |
| 2023 | 35 | 38 |
| 2024 | 33 | 47 |
| 2025 | 47 | 46 |
| 2026 | 29 | 39 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Pet training pad device with odor applicator29 Sep 2026US 12,745,747 B2Peritas Brands, LLC
- Method and product for pet waste cleanup22 Sep 2026US 12,740,543 B1
- Cat litter containing a fluorescent cat attractant15 Sep 2026US 12,733,621 B2Boxiecat LLC
- Protective pet blanket1 Sep 2026US 12,721,302 B1Pet Parents, LLC
- Pee spot cover for animal pee pads1 Sep 2026US 12,721,303 B2
- Bedding machine1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293838 A1Nuhn Industries Ltd.
- Pet pee pad24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283101 A1Jiangsu Zhongheng Pet Articles Joint-Stock Co., Ltd.
- Failure indication system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271874 A1Farrpro, Inc.
- Animal litter3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256108 A1Givaudan SA
- Cat litter and its preparation method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256109 A1Ogawa Zhizao New Material Processing (Huai'an) Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Short message processing in a mobile exchange236US 5,787,357 ANokia Telecommunications Oy · 1998
- Panel module191US 4,845,907 A1989
- Mat module with ramp strip137US 4,468,910 A1984
- Flooring comprising adjoining plastics elements132US 4,226,064 A1980
- Animal care system and litter with reduced malodor impression130US 6,287,550 B1The Procter & Gamble Company · 2001