Housing animals; Equipment therefor

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:: AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
Subclass:: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS

Filing statistics

IPC A01K 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass A01K, which recorded 349,334 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 17,447 in 2013 to 34,658 in 2023 (+99%), peaking at 40,855 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class A01 are CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (6,725 applications), JOHN DEERE (6,555 applications) and MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY (6,280 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Related Keywords

housing of ANIMAL(S)CAGES for animalshusbandry of CATTLEHOUSES for animals or birdsHOUSING(S) of animals or birdsLAYSTALLS for cowsPEN(S) for animals or birdsSTABLES

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Child Classifications

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A01K 1/01 Removal of dung or urine
A01K 1/015 Floor coverings, e.g. bedding-down sheets
A01K 1/02 Pigsties; Dog-kennels; Rabbit-hutches or the like
A01K 1/04 Tethering-poles or the like
A01K 1/06 Devices for fastening animals, e.g. halters, toggles, neck-bars or chain fastenings
A01K 1/08 Arrangements for simultaneously releasing several animals
A01K 1/1 Feed racks
A01K 1/12 Milking stations

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 6,725
JOHN DEERE US 6,555
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY US 6,280
DOW AGROSCIENCES US 5,260
BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 5,106
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL US 4,609
KUBOTA CORPORATION 4,458
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS CH 4,341
BAYER CROPSCIENCE DE 4,305
CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA US 4,024