A01K 1/12
Milking stations
A01K1/12 (Milking stations) appears on 457 US grants and 468 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01K- Granted patents
- 457
- Published applications
- 468
- Assignees
- 105
- Inventors
- 530
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 8 | 12 |
| 2003 | 7 | 16 |
| 2004 | 7 | 15 |
| 2005 | 4 | 11 |
| 2006 | 12 | 6 |
| 2007 | 6 | 8 |
| 2008 | 3 | 14 |
| 2009 | 2 | 19 |
| 2010 | 7 | 28 |
| 2011 | 7 | 14 |
| 2012 | 14 | 43 |
| 2013 | 17 | 15 |
| 2014 | 25 | 27 |
| 2015 | 19 | 29 |
| 2016 | 39 | 44 |
| 2017 | 45 | 37 |
| 2018 | 22 | 27 |
| 2019 | 22 | 23 |
| 2020 | 25 | 19 |
| 2021 | 15 | 19 |
| 2022 | 19 | 10 |
| 2023 | 11 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 |
| 2025 | 8 | 9 |
| 2026 | 9 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Milking installation and method for milking1 Sep 2026US 12,721,305 B2DeLaval Holding AB
- Automatic selection of animals to be treated during a treatment period2 Jun 2026US 12,642,244 B2DeLaval Holding AB
- Magnetic levitation rotary milking parlours and methods26 May 2026US 12,635,661 B1Madero Equipos De Ordeno, S. A. De C.V.
- Milking system and methods with pre- and post-dip in the teat liner5 May 2026US 12,616,157 B2GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
- Milking stall with indexing lift rail21 Apr 2026US 12,604,862 B2Dairy Lane Systems Ltd.
- Milking Apparatus25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174055 A1Waikato Milking Systems LP
- Method for a directed animal traffic, and milking installation18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165292 A1GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
- Safety arrangement for a rotary milking parlour and a rotary milking parlour comprising such a safety arrangement28 May 2026US 2026/0144228 A1DeLaval Holding AB
- Milking system with a positioning aid21 May 2026US 2026/0137055 A1Lely Patent N. V.
- Illuminated livestock band and methods1 Jan 2026US 2026/0000056 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Milking method and an apparatus therefor169US 4,508,058 AAlfa-Laval AB · 1985
- Construction for automatically milking animals156US 5,596,945 A1997
- Apparatus for milking animals154US 6,050,219 A2000
- Apparatus and method for automatically milking animals148US 5,784,994 A1998
- Automatic milking installation141US 4,867,103 AEtablissement Public: Centre National du Machinisme Agricole du Genie Rural, des Eaux et des Forets - (Cemagref) · 1989