A01K 15/024
Scratching devices
Official title: {Scratching devices, e.g. for cats}
A01K15/024 (Scratching devices) appears on 156 US grants and 201 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01K- Granted patents
- 156
- Published applications
- 201
- Assignees
- 65
- Inventors
- 320
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 6 | 3 |
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| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 |
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| 2008 | 2 | 9 |
| 2009 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 | 9 |
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| 2018 | 8 | 11 |
| 2019 | 6 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 7 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 13 |
| 2025 | 5 | 8 |
| 2026 | 11 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Cat scratcher16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198455 A1Fujian Fuhele Supply Chain Co., Ltd.
- Devices, systems, and methods for smart cat scratcher control and analytics2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182541 A1Busy Kitty, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Pet amusement device67US 4,517,922 A1985
- Collapsible house for cats57US 4,576,116 A1986
- Animal scratching pad and amusement device53US 5,269,261 A1993
- Multi-level pet house53US 5,964,189 ADoskocil Manufacturing Company, Inc. · 1999
- Cat scratching post48US 3,993,027 ALawrence Peska Associates, Inc. · 1976