A01K 31/14
Nest-boxes
Official title: Nest-boxes {, e.g. for singing birds or the like}
A01K31/14 (Nest-boxes) appears on 255 US grants and 179 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01K- Granted patents
- 255
- Published applications
- 179
- Assignees
- 107
- Inventors
- 377
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Birdhouse incorporating a camera for remote viewing28 Jul 2026US 12,695,971 B2LoveNest Enterprises LLC
- Egg collecting chicken nest device with cushion body23 Jun 2026US 12,660,802 B2
- Colony nest expeller10 Mar 2026US 12,568,938 B2Valco Industries, Inc.
- Laying nest provided with an improved ejection system10 Feb 2026US 12,543,707 B2Valli S.P.A.
- Device for vacuum-free removal of a nest from a tub, a system and a sterile chamber comprising such a device, and a method for vacuum-free removal of a nest from a tub13 Jan 2026US 12,520,826 B2Syntegon Technology GmbH
- Nest module, particularly for egg-laying hen farm systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305582 A1Officine Facco & C. S.P.A.
- Poultry farming system, particularly for egg-laying hen farms8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305583 A1Officine Facco & C. S.P.A.
- Controller for birdhouse2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182546 A1Netvue Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Chicken nest with egg collector9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096542 A1Obschestvo s Ogranichennoy Otvetstvennostyu Chistoye Prechistoye
- Egg collecting chicken nest device with cushion body26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083101 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Non-rotating telescoping pole118US 6,343,568 B12002
- Bird shelter and feeder50US 4,167,917 A1979
- Apparatus and methods for reducing fugitive gas emissions at oil facilities48US 10,697,947 B1Project Canary, Inc. · 2020
- Modular birding accessory pole and associated birding accessories37US 6,386,142 B1Holscher Products, Inc. · 2002
- High-rise laying hen rearing facility and method35US 5,865,143 ATrustees of University of Arkansas and United States of America · 1999