CPC technology class · A01

A01B - Soil Working In Agriculture Or Forestry

Soil working in agriculture or forestry; parts, details, or accessories of agricultural machines or implements, in general. 4,498 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

4,498
US patents granted: #6/12
in A01: 7.1%
A01 class share: +62%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Soil Working In Agriculture Or Forestry ranks #258 of 670 CPC technology areas - 4,498 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 62% over five years.

#258
of 670 CPC technology areas: 4,498
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Deere &
leading assignee (724): +62%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How A01B's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, A01B recorded 2,441 grants versus 1,503 in 2015–2019 (+62% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2023 at 538 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 184 (+192% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Deere & Company holds 16.1% of the class ; the top three share 36.3%.

Leaderboard read

A01B concentration, lead at 16.1%

Deere & Company leads this historical grant record at 16.1% of A01B - us corporation assignees hold 73% of class grants (2,567 of 3,517). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 16.1%
Top three share: 36.3%
Lead over #2: 11

Where A01B sits inside A01

Among 12 subclasses in A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; Animal HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; Fishing), A01B ranks #6 and holds 7.1% of the parent class's 63,372 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

A01N 13,786 A01H 12,482 A01K 10,071 A01G 6,293 A01D 5,886 A01C 3,761 A01M 3,032 A01F 1,791

Rising assignees active in A01B

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

#1 Mineral Earth Sciences LLC 28x 0 → 28 company-wide · 15 in A01B
#2 Verdant Robotics, Inc. 24x 1 → 24 company-wide · 26 in A01B
#3 Cibo Technologies, Inc. 14x 1 → 14 company-wide · 6 in A01B
#4 Ardisam, Inc. 14x 1 → 14 company-wide · 5 in A01B
#5 Zimeno Inc. 8.50x 2 → 17 company-wide · 6 in A01B

A01B grants by year, peak 2023 (538)

US utility-patent grants per year in A01B, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 62% versus 2015–2019.

Deere &

724
Cnh Industrial America

713
Kubota

196
Cnh Industrial Canada

163
Climate

147
Precision Planting

127
Agco

72
Agco International

58
Autonomous Solutions

52
Yanmar Power…

41
Kinze Manufacturing

41
Raven Industries

36

What this shows Deere & is the most active filer in A01B, holding 724 of the 4,498 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

View data table

Top patent holders in CPC subclass A01B
Rank	Company	Patents in A01B
#1	Deere & Company	724
#2	CNH Industrial America LLC	713
#3	Kubota Corporation	196
#4	CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.	163
#5	Climate LLC	147
#6	Precision Planting LLC	127
#7	Agco Corporation	72
#8	Agco International GmbH	58
#9	Autonomous Solutions, Inc.	52
#10	Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.	41
#11	Kinze Manufacturing, Inc.	41
#12	Raven Industries, inc.	36
#13	Dawn Equipment Company	35
#14	Yanmar Holdings Co., Ltd.	34
#15	Agjunction LLC	26
#16	Verdant Robotics, Inc.	26
#17	Trimble Inc.	25
#18	Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.	22
#19	Ag Leader Technology	22
#20	Blue River Technology Inc.	21

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading A01B assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 A01B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A01B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near A01B's 4,498-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for A01B (#258 of 670 by volume ; lead share 16.1%) - not the A01 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

E05D 4,538 B22D 4,425 B60S 4,346 C03B 4,651

Nearest by lead-assignee share

E03D 16.2% A01D 16.0% E21B 16.3% A24B 16.3%

Questions about A01B

Which company holds the most patents in A01B?

Deere & Company leads A01B with 724 patents (16.1% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 73% of class grants.

Which A01B assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in A01B, Mineral Earth Sciences LLC shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (28x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 28 in 2022–2024) while holding 15 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does A01B compare inside parent class A01?

Inside A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; Animal HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; Fishing), A01B ranks #6 of 12 subclasses by grant volume and holds 7.1% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is A01N (13,786 grants).

What to do with this data

A01B in context - here's where to go next.

Deere & Company leads A01B with 724 grants in this class. See full portfolio
A01B ranks #258 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class A01, the largest sibling subclass is A01N with 13,786 grants. Explore A01N

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - A01B figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (4,498 grants in the tracked window).

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