A01M
Catching, trapping or scaring of animals
Official title: CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS (appliances for catching swarms or drone-catching A01K57/00; fishing A01K69/00 - {A01K99/00}; biocides, pest repellants or attractants A01N); APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS
A01M (Catching, trapping or scaring of animals) appears on 11,469 US grants and 11,227 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01M- Granted patents
- 11,469
- Published applications
- 11,227
- Assignees
- 3,577
- Inventors
- 18,394
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 100 | 0 |
| 1977 | 91 | 0 |
| 1978 | 107 | 0 |
| 1979 | 92 | 0 |
| 1980 | 103 | 0 |
| 1981 | 110 | 0 |
| 1982 | 93 | 0 |
| 1983 | 84 | 0 |
| 1984 | 121 | 0 |
| 1985 | 107 | 0 |
| 1986 | 139 | 0 |
| 1987 | 144 | 0 |
| 1988 | 162 | 0 |
| 1989 | 187 | 0 |
| 1990 | 164 | 0 |
| 1991 | 151 | 0 |
| 1992 | 142 | 0 |
| 1993 | 166 | 0 |
| 1994 | 180 | 0 |
| 1995 | 161 | 0 |
| 1996 | 196 | 0 |
| 1997 | 186 | 0 |
| 1998 | 195 | 0 |
| 1999 | 267 | 0 |
| 2000 | 245 | 0 |
| 2001 | 230 | 60 |
| 2002 | 226 | 218 |
| 2003 | 258 | 285 |
| 2004 | 207 | 334 |
| 2005 | 190 | 349 |
| 2006 | 199 | 314 |
| 2007 | 157 | 337 |
| 2008 | 135 | 340 |
| 2009 | 138 | 343 |
| 2010 | 216 | 307 |
| 2011 | 198 | 293 |
| 2012 | 183 | 356 |
| 2013 | 224 | 348 |
| 2014 | 273 | 443 |
| 2015 | 276 | 439 |
| 2016 | 327 | 514 |
| 2017 | 368 | 533 |
| 2018 | 336 | 594 |
| 2019 | 453 | 649 |
| 2020 | 445 | 691 |
| 2021 | 450 | 652 |
| 2022 | 433 | 659 |
| 2023 | 449 | 618 |
| 2024 | 469 | 629 |
| 2025 | 549 | 554 |
| 2026 | 387 | 368 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- A01M 1/00Stationary means for catching or killing insects3,391
- A01M 31/00Hunting appliances2,832
- A01M 7/00Special adaptations or arrangements of liquid-spraying apparatus for purposes covered by this2,241
- A01M 29/00Scaring or repelling devices1,532
- A01M 2200/00Kind of animalIndexing code1,393
- A01M 23/00Traps for animals1,101
- A01M 21/00Apparatus for the destruction of unwanted vegetation748
- A01M 25/00Devices for dispensing poison for animals316
All 18 main groupsShow fewer
- A01M 3/00Manual implements, other than sprayers or powder distributors, for catching or killing244
- A01M 17/00Apparatus for the destruction of vermin in soil or in foodstuffs239
- A01M 9/00Special adaptations or arrangements of powder-spraying apparatus for purposes covered by this228
- A01M 13/00Fumigators201
- A01M 19/00Apparatus for the destruction of noxious animals, other than insects, by hot133
- A01M 99/00Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass114
- A01M 5/00Catching insects in fields, gardens, or forests by movable appliances100
- A01M 27/00Apparatus having projectiles or killing implements projected to kill the animal65
- A01M 15/00Flame-throwers specially adapted for purposes covered by this subclass45
- A01M 11/00Special adaptations or arrangements of combined liquid- and powder-spraying apparatus for purposes20
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