A61D 17/00
Devices for indicating trouble during labour of animals
Official title: Devices for indicating trouble during labour of animals {; Methods or instruments for detecting pregnancy-related states of animals}
A61D17/00 (Devices for indicating trouble during labour of animals) appears on 248 US grants and 294 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61D- Granted patents
- 248
- Published applications
- 294
- Assignees
- 194
- Inventors
- 644
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 10 | 12 |
| 2003 | 3 | 8 |
| 2004 | 4 | 6 |
| 2005 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 16 |
| 2009 | 1 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 8 | 13 |
| 2012 | 5 | 6 |
| 2013 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014 | 4 | 7 |
| 2015 | 7 | 17 |
| 2016 | 3 | 15 |
| 2017 | 9 | 24 |
| 2018 | 17 | 25 |
| 2019 | 14 | 18 |
| 2020 | 18 | 17 |
| 2021 | 14 | 15 |
| 2022 | 6 | 14 |
| 2023 | 3 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 |
| 2025 | 14 | 7 |
| 2026 | 3 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A61D 17/002Devices for indicating trouble during labour of animals: for detecting period of150
- A61D 17/008Devices for indicating trouble during labour of animals: for detecting birth of39
- A61D 17/006Devices for indicating trouble during labour of animals: for detecting pregnancy of31
- A61D 17/004Devices for indicating trouble during labour of animals: for detecting mating action15
Recent patents
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- Method and system for determining the progesterone-associated physiological state of lactating cows23 Dec 2025US 12,504,393 B2Yissum Research Development Company of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Sensing and integrating data of environmental conditions in animal research9 Dec 2025US 12,490,712 B2The UAB Research Foundation
- Low-cost camera-based estrous tracking enables transgenesis in peromyscus leucopus, the primary reservoir for lyme disease24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283771 A1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Livestock Management System13 Aug 2026US 2026/0231904 A1701x Inc.
- Capacitive body communications (cbc) for establishing networks between multiple sensors associated with pets for health and behavioral monitoring23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206726 A1
- Open cow test9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191633 A1Colorado State University Research Foundation
- Animal pregnancy determination method, device, computer-readable storage medium, and computer program product11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157838 A1Beijing Etag Technology Company., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and electrical resistance probe for detection of estrus in bovine414US 4,224,949 ACornell Research Foundation, Inc. · 1980
- Systems for measurement and analysis of forces exerted during human locomotion395US 4,814,661 AWashington State University Research Foundation · 1989
- Biocompatible implant for the timing of ovulation in mares157US 5,545,408 APeptide Technology Limited · 1996
- Substance delivery device142US 6,780,168 B2Advanced Animal Technology Limited · 2004
- Passive activity monitor for livestock100US 4,618,861 ACornell Research Foundation, Inc. · 1986