CPC technology class · A01

A01F - Processing OF Harvested Produce

Processing of harvested produce; hay or straw presses; devices for storing agricultural or horticultural produce. 1,791 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

Compiled byPlainPatent Editorial, US Patent Intelligence Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

1,791
US patents granted: A01
Parent CPC class: 20
Active assignees: +29%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Processing OF Harvested Produce ranks #383 of 670 CPC technology areas - 1,791 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 29% over five years.

#383
of 670 CPC technology areas: 1,791
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Cnh Industrial America
leading assignee (546): +29%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs

Top assignee: CNH Industrial America Llc (546 patents)

CPC subclass A01F - PROCESSING OF HARVESTED PRODUCE; HAY OR STRAW PRESSES; DEVICES FOR STORING AGRICULTURAL OR HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE - covers 1,791 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 A01F is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. CNH Industrial America Llc leads with 546 patents, followed by Deere & Company at 408 grants and AGCO Corporation at 88.

Filing activity in A01F is up 29% 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 A01F innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in A01F, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 29% versus 2015–2019.

Cnh Industrial America

546
Deere &

408
Agco

88
Claas Selbstfahrende…

42
Agco International

39
Kverneland Group Rave…

20
Vermeer Manufacturing

19
Jiangsu University

15
Lely Patent

14
Sukup Manufacturing

14
Forage B V

14
Kuhn-geldrop B V

13

What this shows Cnh Industrial America is the most active filer in A01F, holding 546 of the 1,791 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 A01F
Rank	Company	Patents in A01F
#1	CNH Industrial America Llc	546
#2	Deere & Company	408
#3	AGCO Corporation	88
#4	Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen Gmbh	42
#5	AGCO International Gmbh	39
#6	Kverneland Group Ravenna S.r.l.	20
#7	Vermeer Manufacturing Company	19
#8	Jiangsu University	15
#9	LELY Patent N.v.	14
#10	Sukup Manufacturing Co.	14
#11	Forage Company B.v.	14
#12	Kuhn-geldrop B.v.	13
#13	Driflower, Llc	12
#14	Tritana Intellectual Property Ltd.	12
#15	Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.	11
#16	Tribine Industries, Llc	11
#17	CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.	10
#18	Sioux Steel Company	10
#19	Claas Saulgau Gmbh	9
#20	Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone Gmbh & Co. KG	9

About This Class

CPC subclass A01F belongs to class A01.

1,791 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 A01F 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 A01F assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A01F. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class A01F?

CPC subclass A01F covers PROCESSING OF HARVESTED PRODUCE; HAY OR STRAW PRESSES; DEVICES FOR STORING AGRICULTURAL OR HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE. It belongs to CPC class A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING), with 1,791 US utility patents granted since 2015.

How many patents have been filed in A01F?

1,791 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass A01F between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.

Which company holds the most patents in A01F?

CNH Industrial America Llc leads A01F with 546 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.

How is patent data for A01F 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 A01F 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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