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CPC technology class · A01

A01C - Planting

Planting; sowing; fertilising. 3,761 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

3,761
US patents granted
A01
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+50%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Planting ranks #282 of 670 CPC technology areas - 3,761 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 50% over five years.

#282
of 670 CPC technology areas
3,761
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Cnh Industrial America
leading assignee (412)
+50%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: CNH Industrial America Llc (412 patents)

CPC subclass A01C - PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING - covers 3,761 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in A01C is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. CNH Industrial America Llc leads with 412 patents, followed by Deere & Company at 404 grants and CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd. at 315.

Filing activity in A01C is up 50% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is A01C innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in A01C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 50% versus 2015–2019.

100200300400500 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 324

Who leads A01C?

The 12 most active assignees in PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Cnh Industrial America is the most active filer in A01C, holding 412 of the 3,761 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass A01C
Rank Company Patents in A01C
#1 CNH Industrial America Llc 412
#2 Deere & Company 404
#3 CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd. 315
#4 Precision Planting Llc 216
#5 Climate Llc 100
#6 Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. 100
#7 AGCO Corporation 46
#8 Monsanto Technology Llc 41
#9 Dawn Equipment Company 38
#10 Amazonen-werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KG 29
#11 Capstan Ag Systems, Inc. 28
#12 Amvac Chemical Corporation 26
#13 BLUE River Technology Inc. 23
#14 Raven Industries, Inc. 22
#15 Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. 22
#16 Verdant Robotics, Inc. 22
#17 Bourgault Industries Ltd. 21
#18 Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft 20
#19 Jiangsu University 20
#20 360 Yield Center, Llc 20

About This Class

CPC subclass A01C belongs to class A01.

3,761 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading A01C 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 A01C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A01C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 A01C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A01C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 10152025 0100200300400500 Patents in A01C Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Cnh Industrial AmericaDeere &Cnh Industrial CanadaPrecision PlantingClimateKinze ManufacturingAgcoMonsanto TechnologyDawn EquipmentAmazonen-werke H Drey…Capstan SystemsAmvac ChemicalBlue River TechnologyRaven Industries
Top 14 A01C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A01C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class A01C?
CPC subclass A01C covers PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING. It belongs to CPC class A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING), with 3,761 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in A01C?
3,761 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass A01C between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in A01C?
CNH Industrial America Llc leads A01C with 412 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for A01C collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., A01) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like A01C provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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