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CPC technology class · A01

A01D - Harvesting

Harvesting; mowing. 5,886 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

5,886
US patents granted
A01
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+56%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Harvesting ranks #238 of 670 CPC technology areas - 5,886 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 56% over five years.

#238
of 670 CPC technology areas
5,886
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Deere &
leading assignee (939)
+56%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Deere & Company (939 patents)

CPC subclass A01D - HARVESTING; MOWING - covers 5,886 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 A01D is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Deere & Company leads with 939 patents, followed by CNH Industrial America Llc at 874 grants and Kubota Corporation at 219.

Filing activity in A01D is up 56% 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 A01D innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in A01D, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 56% versus 2015–2019.

200300400500600700 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 557

Who leads A01D?

The 12 most active assignees in HARVESTING; MOWING - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Deere & is the most active filer in A01D, holding 939 of the 5,886 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 A01D
Rank Company Patents in A01D
#1 Deere & Company 939
#2 CNH Industrial America Llc 874
#3 Kubota Corporation 219
#4 Husqvarna AB 212
#5 Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen Gmbh 118
#6 AGCO Corporation 102
#7 Briggs & Stratton, Llc 95
#8 MTD Products Inc 81
#9 Hydro-gear Limited Partnership 80
#10 Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd. 77
#11 THE TORO Company 76
#12 Andreas Stihl Ag & Co. KG 66
#13 Macdon Industries Ltd. 65
#14 AGCO International Gmbh 52
#15 Positec Power Tools (suzhou) Co., Ltd. 48
#16 Globe (jiangsu) Co., Ltd. 45
#17 Makita Corporation 43
#18 Irobot Corporation 42
#19 Chervon (hk) Limited 36
#20 Unverferth Manufacturing Co., Inc. 36

About This Class

CPC subclass A01D belongs to class A01.

5,886 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 A01D 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 A01D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A01D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 A01D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A01D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 5101520 02004006008001000 Patents in A01D Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Deere &Cnh Industrial AmericaKubotaHusqvarna AbClaas Selbstfahrende…AgcoBriggs & StrattonMtd ProductsHydro-gear PartnershipNanjing Chervon Indus…The ToroAndreas Stihl & KgMacdon IndustriesAgco International
Top 14 A01D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A01D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class A01D?
CPC subclass A01D covers HARVESTING; MOWING. It belongs to CPC class A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING), with 5,886 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in A01D?
5,886 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass A01D between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in A01D?
Deere & Company leads A01D with 939 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for A01D 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 A01D 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.