A61D 17/002
Devices for indicating trouble during labour of animals: for detecting period of
Official title: {for detecting period of heat of animals, i.e. for detecting oestrus (for humans A61B10/0012)}
A61D17/002 (Devices for indicating trouble during labour of animals: for detecting period of) appears on 150 US grants and 179 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61D- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Assignees
- 123
- Inventors
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- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
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| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Livestock Management System13 Aug 2026US 2026/0231904 A1701x Inc.
- Animal pregnancy determination method, device, computer-readable storage medium, and computer program product11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157838 A1Beijing Etag Technology Company., Ltd.
- Animal husbandry system14 May 2026US 2026/0130341 A1Lely Patent N. V.
- Livestock Management System12 Mar 2026US 2026/0068850 A1701x Inc.
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
- 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
- Substance delivery device84US 6,500,168 B1Advanced Animal Technology Limited · 2002