A01K 73/04
Devices for spreading or positioning
Official title: Devices for spreading or positioning, e.g. control thereof
A01K73/04 (Devices for spreading or positioning) appears on 66 US grants and 59 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01K- Granted patents
- 66
- Published applications
- 59
- Assignees
- 44
- Inventors
- 148
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Systems and methods of controlling position of a trawl net1 Sep 2026US 12,721,328 B2Katchi Technologies Incorporated
- Spreading device trawl door with at least four foils with edges that align on a common center point21 Oct 2025US 12,446,559 B2Thyborøn Skibssmedie A/S
- Control system and method of controlling towed marine object30 Sep 2025US 12,426,581 B2Karmøy Winch AS
- Traction device for towing an object along a water surface or through a body of water9 Sep 2025US 12,409,920 B2ECO Trawl AS
- Multipurpose selective fish capture system8 Jul 2025US 12,351,281 B2
- Spreading device7 May 2026US 2026/0123615 A1
- Systems and methods of controlling position of a trawl net22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020546 A1Katchi Technologies Incorporated
- Systems and methods of controlling position of a trawl net22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020547 A1
- Low impact footrope and methods31 Jul 2025US 2025/0241280 A1Hampidjan hf
- Spreading device10 Jul 2025US 2025/0221391 A1Thyborøn Skibssmedie A/S
Most cited
By later US patents
- Deflector38US 5,357,892 AGeco A/S · 1994
- Device for laterally shifting a towed assembly with respect to the trajectory of a towing vehicle32US 4,484,534 AInstitut Francais du Petrole · 1984
- In-line rotational positioning module for towed array paravanes27US 5,402,745 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1995
- Sensor module for trawl22US 7,405,999 B22008
- Method and device for operation of a trawl15US 6,138,397 AScantrol AS · 2000