A61D 3/00
Arrangements for supporting or fettering animals for veterinary purposes
A61D3/00 (Arrangements for supporting or fettering animals for veterinary purposes) appears on 422 US grants and 344 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A61D- Granted patents
- 422
- Published applications
- 344
- Assignees
- 191
- Inventors
- 772
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 4 |
| 2002 | 6 | 3 |
| 2003 | 7 | 9 |
| 2004 | 8 | 13 |
| 2005 | 3 | 10 |
| 2006 | 6 | 5 |
| 2007 | 4 | 9 |
| 2008 | 5 | 9 |
| 2009 | 5 | 13 |
| 2010 | 4 | 9 |
| 2011 | 7 | 11 |
| 2012 | 4 | 19 |
| 2013 | 8 | 10 |
| 2014 | 7 | 15 |
| 2015 | 6 | 12 |
| 2016 | 11 | 13 |
| 2017 | 10 | 17 |
| 2018 | 10 | 25 |
| 2019 | 11 | 22 |
| 2020 | 23 | 14 |
| 2021 | 16 | 23 |
| 2022 | 15 | 17 |
| 2023 | 11 | 19 |
| 2024 | 15 | 17 |
| 2025 | 15 | 17 |
| 2026 | 10 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Poultry cradles and methods of restraining poultry6 Oct 2026US 12,751,428 B2Nova-Tech Engineering, Inc.
- Animal restraint device15 Sep 2026US 12,733,625 B2
- Device and method for handling poultry animals1 Sep 2026US 12,721,713 B2Big Dutchman International GmbH
- Strapping system for field dressing an animal28 Jul 2026US 12,690,561 B2
- Systems and methods for restraint-free animal positioner21 Jul 2026US 12,685,294 B2Mars, Incorporated
- Animal trays, multi-imaging-animal fixation devices, and systems and methods for animal imaging17 Sep 2026US 2026/0272634 A1Wuhan United Imaging Life Science Instrument Co., Ltd.
- Transcardial perfusion platform13 Aug 2026US 2026/0231928 A1Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
- Modular imaging platform for preclinical optical imaging using a multi-aperture method and stray-light collimator6 Aug 2026US 2026/0230692 A1
- Poultry processing systems and methods30 Jul 2026US 2026/0215901 A1Nova-Tech Engineering, Inc.
- Head fixation device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0207314 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Microelectronic animal identification520US 10,645,905 B2Somark Innovations, Inc. · 2020
- Surgical ligaturing and animal restraining device94US 5,282,825 A1994
- Patient lifting table77US 4,558,847 ACoates Management Pty. Ltd. · 1985
- Mask for analyzed mammals69US 8,851,018 B2Aspect Imaging Ltd. · 2014
- Animal lift and transport apparatus56US 6,199,508 B12001