A01M 23/00
Traps for animals
A01M23/00 (Traps for animals) appears on 1,101 US grants and 846 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01M- Granted patents
- 1,101
- Published applications
- 846
- Assignees
- 239
- Inventors
- 1,478
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 26 | 0 |
| 1977 | 15 | 0 |
| 1978 | 27 | 0 |
| 1979 | 28 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | 30 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 17 | 0 |
| 1984 | 28 | 0 |
| 1985 | 24 | 0 |
| 1986 | 27 | 0 |
| 1987 | 25 | 0 |
| 1988 | 29 | 0 |
| 1989 | 26 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 4 |
| 2002 | 8 | 13 |
| 2003 | 20 | 19 |
| 2004 | 19 | 22 |
| 2005 | 11 | 19 |
| 2006 | 12 | 20 |
| 2007 | 8 | 17 |
| 2008 | 10 | 25 |
| 2009 | 11 | 40 |
| 2010 | 16 | 27 |
| 2011 | 20 | 37 |
| 2012 | 21 | 26 |
| 2013 | 20 | 24 |
| 2014 | 27 | 39 |
| 2015 | 27 | 25 |
| 2016 | 25 | 35 |
| 2017 | 29 | 39 |
| 2018 | 32 | 55 |
| 2019 | 31 | 57 |
| 2020 | 32 | 60 |
| 2021 | 46 | 46 |
| 2022 | 38 | 52 |
| 2023 | 30 | 49 |
| 2024 | 34 | 33 |
| 2025 | 33 | 34 |
| 2026 | 22 | 29 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Animal kill trap6 Oct 2026US 12,751,443 B2REWILD Limited
- Camera bait station29 Sep 2026US 12,749,333 B2Rentokil Initial 1927 PLC
- Gate mechanism22 Sep 2026US 12,740,556 B2
- Actuation valve and pest control device18 Aug 2026US 12,708,110 B2Goodnature Limited
- Pest control system having event monitoring28 Jul 2026US 12,694,779 B2Smart Wave Technologies, Inc.
- Device and method for underground rodent extermination with above ground controls24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283141 A1
- Adaptable pest control apparatus17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271911 A1Tyton Corporation
- Rodent trapping apparatus17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271912 A1e-Thrive LLC
- Wireless network-connected rodent trap configured to provide real-time information and trap status10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262628 A1
- Camouflaged killing station for burrowing rodents20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240142 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bait station with interior mechanical rodent trap90US 6,397,517 B1Bell Laboratories, Inc. · 2002
- Value added pest control system with smart learning81US 10,152,035 B2Bayer Aktiengesellschaft · 2018
- Mouse and rat trap69US 5,953,853 A1999
- Portable pest electrocution device with resistive switch trigger60US 5,949,636 AAgrizap, Inc. · 1999
- Rock simulating pest trap60US 6,874,274 B22005