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A01K 1/00

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

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

8 direct subcodes

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 1/04 Tethering-poles or the like
  • 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

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