A01K 15/00
Devices for taming animals
Official title: Devices for taming animals, e.g. nose-rings or hobbles; Devices for overturning animals in general; Training or exercising equipment; Covering boxes
A01K15/00 (Devices for taming animals) appears on 3,312 US grants and 3,881 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01K- Granted patents
- 3,312
- Published applications
- 3,881
- Assignees
- 1,192
- Inventors
- 5,380
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 22 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 22 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 30 | 0 |
| 1989 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | 33 | 0 |
| 1991 | 42 | 0 |
| 1992 | 41 | 0 |
| 1993 | 34 | 0 |
| 1994 | 46 | 0 |
| 1995 | 38 | 0 |
| 1996 | 42 | 0 |
| 1997 | 55 | 0 |
| 1998 | 69 | 0 |
| 1999 | 81 | 0 |
| 2000 | 79 | 0 |
| 2001 | 60 | 22 |
| 2002 | 77 | 73 |
| 2003 | 83 | 75 |
| 2004 | 62 | 103 |
| 2005 | 59 | 138 |
| 2006 | 74 | 129 |
| 2007 | 56 | 131 |
| 2008 | 51 | 135 |
| 2009 | 53 | 137 |
| 2010 | 88 | 118 |
| 2011 | 85 | 145 |
| 2012 | 88 | 160 |
| 2013 | 100 | 179 |
| 2014 | 104 | 161 |
| 2015 | 87 | 148 |
| 2016 | 110 | 190 |
| 2017 | 154 | 243 |
| 2018 | 130 | 185 |
| 2019 | 145 | 204 |
| 2020 | 136 | 172 |
| 2021 | 118 | 177 |
| 2022 | 122 | 180 |
| 2023 | 116 | 178 |
| 2024 | 115 | 182 |
| 2025 | 153 | 192 |
| 2026 | 112 | 124 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System for alerting service animals to perform specified tasks6 Oct 2026US 12,751,425 B2Canine Companions for Independence, Inc.
- Tool-less release animal safety barriers6 Oct 2026US 12,753,628 B2Solid Rock Enterprises
- Device for displaying in response to a sensed motion6 Oct 2026US 12,756,232 B2May Patents Ltd.
- Reward dispenser for pet29 Sep 2026US 12,745,752 B2Joipaw Ltd
- Pet chasing toy29 Sep 2026US 12,745,753 B1
- Ai-powered system for animal management and training including an animal wearable or implantable device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305574 A1
- Ai-powered system for animal management and training including an animal wearable or implantable device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305575 A1
- Pet treat dispensing toy with internal spring retention mechanism1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293849 A1
- Animal treadwheel assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293850 A1
- Pet Activity Travel Pack Device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294056 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lost pet notification system409US 6,067,018 A2000
- Bird guard wire protector258US 5,873,324 A1999
- Satellite animal containment system with programmable Boundaries175US 6,271,757 B1Invisible Fence Company, Inc. · 2001
- Electronic tether for portable objects174US 7,042,360 B22006
- Electronic animal confinement system170US 5,682,839 APerimeter Technologies Incorporated · 1997