A01K 39/02
Drinking appliances
Official title: Drinking appliances (A01K39/04 takes precedence)
A01K39/02 (Drinking appliances) appears on 443 US grants and 342 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01K- Granted patents
- 443
- Published applications
- 342
- Assignees
- 160
- Inventors
- 514
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 2 |
| 2003 | 7 | 11 |
| 2004 | 6 | 9 |
| 2005 | 9 | 11 |
| 2006 | 10 | 17 |
| 2007 | 7 | 12 |
| 2008 | 3 | 19 |
| 2009 | 5 | 17 |
| 2010 | 13 | 17 |
| 2011 | 12 | 20 |
| 2012 | 18 | 13 |
| 2013 | 12 | 8 |
| 2014 | 22 | 21 |
| 2015 | 12 | 15 |
| 2016 | 10 | 13 |
| 2017 | 16 | 18 |
| 2018 | 5 | 12 |
| 2019 | 12 | 19 |
| 2020 | 18 | 15 |
| 2021 | 9 | 9 |
| 2022 | 8 | 13 |
| 2023 | 10 | 8 |
| 2024 | 8 | 17 |
| 2025 | 11 | 18 |
| 2026 | 6 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Top-fill hummingbird feeder with float valve base closure mechanism6 Oct 2026US 12,751,429 B2Woodstream Corporation
- Hummingbird feeder6 Oct 2026US 12,751,430 B2Shenzhen Junshuo Technology Co., Ltd.
- Process and facility for regulating the amount of oxygen supplied to animal drinking water18 Aug 2026US 12,708,107 B2L Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude et L'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
- Method for oxygen-doping of poultry drinking water with calcium carbonate control9 Jun 2026US 12,648,544 B2Air Liquide France Industrie
- Insect infiltration protection apparatus for pole mounted bird feeder28 Apr 2026US 12,610,924 B2DAZ Innovation Inc.
- Kit and assembly for dispensing fresh water to fowl20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240123 A1Backyard Farm Supply Company, LLC
- Bird activity photographing system and method13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235930 A1Netvue Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Nipple drinker for poultry waterer with variable flowrate25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174067 A1GSI Brasil Industria e Comercio de Equipamentos Agropecuarios Ltda
- Nipple drinker for poultry waterer with variable flowrate11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157351 A1GSI Brasil Industria e Comercio de Equipamentos Agropecuarios Ltda
- Heater for a hummingbird feeder30 Apr 2026US 2026/0122729 A1
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