A01K 15/025
Toys specially adapted for animals
Official title: {Toys specially adapted for animals}
A01K15/025 (Toys specially adapted for animals) appears on 1,217 US grants and 1,651 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01K- Granted patents
- 1,217
- Published applications
- 1,651
- Assignees
- 444
- Inventors
- 1,912
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 28 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 2001 | 29 | 11 |
| 2002 | 30 | 29 |
| 2003 | 38 | 31 |
| 2004 | 17 | 53 |
| 2005 | 23 | 59 |
| 2006 | 27 | 62 |
| 2007 | 13 | 61 |
| 2008 | 24 | 48 |
| 2009 | 20 | 54 |
| 2010 | 33 | 53 |
| 2011 | 32 | 67 |
| 2012 | 38 | 77 |
| 2013 | 45 | 80 |
| 2014 | 41 | 71 |
| 2015 | 33 | 67 |
| 2016 | 39 | 94 |
| 2017 | 74 | 98 |
| 2018 | 47 | 72 |
| 2019 | 52 | 91 |
| 2020 | 59 | 71 |
| 2021 | 45 | 55 |
| 2022 | 30 | 88 |
| 2023 | 46 | 62 |
| 2024 | 41 | 71 |
| 2025 | 61 | 76 |
| 2026 | 47 | 50 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Device for displaying in response to a sensed motion6 Oct 2026US 12,756,232 B2May Patents Ltd.
- Pet chasing toy29 Sep 2026US 12,745,753 B1
- Braided pet toy with integrated play elements1 Sep 2026US 12,721,315 B1Guru Pet Company, Inc.
- Playtime pet sleeve1 Sep 2026US 12,721,316 B1
- Animal dental hygienic device with brush tip25 Aug 2026US 12,714,071 B2
- Pet treat dispensing toy with internal spring retention mechanism1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293849 A1
- Pet Activity Travel Pack Device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294056 A1
- Movable Animal Toy Suspension Device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283113 A1
- Electronic sound puzzle for pets24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283114 A1The Kyjen Company, Inc.
- Pet dental devices and systems24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283115 A1Woof Pet Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Animal chew toy containing animal meal147US 5,339,771 A1994
- Animal chew toy of starch material and degradable ethylene copolymer144US 5,419,283 ACiuffo Gatto S.r.l. · 1995
- Pet toy product with integral treats receiving receptacles140US 5,947,061 ABounce, Inc. · 1999
- Therapeutic device for cleaning the teeth of dogs136US 4,924,811 A1990
- Bouncing pet toy130US 5,865,146 ABounce, Inc. · 1999