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 grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

3,761
US patents granted: #7/12
in A01: 5.9%
A01 class share: +28%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Planting ranks #282 of 670 CPC technology areas - 3,761 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 28% over five years.

#282
of 670 CPC technology areas: 3,761
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Cnh Industrial America
leading assignee (412): +28%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How A01C's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, A01C recorded 1,899 grants versus 1,484 in 2015–2019 (+28% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2020 at 442 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 190 (+133% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee CNH Industrial America LLC holds 11.0% of the class ; the top three share 30.1%.

Leaderboard read

A01C concentration, lead at 11.0%

CNH Industrial America LLC leads this historical grant record at 11.0% of A01C - us corporation assignees hold 72% of class grants (2,057 of 2,843). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 11.0%
Top three share: 30.1%
Lead over #2: 8

Where A01C sits inside A01

Among 12 subclasses in A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; Animal HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; Fishing), A01C ranks #7 and holds 5.9% 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 A01B 4,498 A01M 3,032 A01F 1,791

Rising assignees active in A01C

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 Verdant Robotics, Inc. 24x 1 → 24 company-wide · 22 in A01C
#2 Amazonen-werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KG 22x 1 → 22 company-wide · 29 in A01C
#3 Advanced Agrilytics Holdings, LLC 4.00x 3 → 12 company-wide · 10 in A01C
#4 Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. 3.46x 13 → 45 company-wide · 22 in A01C
#5 Shandong Academy OF Agricultural Machinery Sciences 3.00x 1 → 3 company-wide · 5 in A01C

A01C grants by year, peak 2020 (442)

US utility-patent grants per year in A01C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 28% versus 2015–2019.

Cnh Industrial America

412
Deere &

404
Cnh Industrial Canada

315
Precision Planting

216
Climate

100
Kinze Manufacturing

100
Agco

46
Monsanto Technology

41
Dawn Equipment

38
Amazonen-werke H…

29
Capstan Systems

28
Amvac Chemical

26

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.

View data table

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

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).

Classes near A01C's 3,761-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for A01C (#282 of 670 by volume ; lead share 11.0%) - not the A01 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

B26D 3,757 G16Z 3,767 F42B 3,745 C08B 3,742

Nearest by lead-assignee share

A45D 11.0% E01C 10.9% E21F 10.9% F05B 11.0%

Questions about A01C

Which company holds the most patents in A01C?

CNH Industrial America LLC leads A01C with 412 patents (11.0% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 72% of class grants.

Which A01C assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in A01C, Verdant Robotics, Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (24x: 1 grants in 2019–2021 → 24 in 2022–2024) while holding 22 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does A01C compare inside parent class A01?

Inside A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; Animal HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; Fishing), A01C ranks #7 of 12 subclasses by grant volume and holds 5.9% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is A01N (13,786 grants).

What to do with this data

A01C in context - here's where to go next.

CNH Industrial America LLC leads A01C with 412 grants in this class. See full portfolio
A01C ranks #282 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 - A01C figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (3,761 grants in the tracked window).

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