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 grant trajectory.
- 1,791
- US patents granted
- #9/12
- in A01
- 2.8%
- A01 class share
- +13%
- 5-yr velocity
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Processing Of Harvested Produce ranks #383 of 670 CPC technology areas - 1,791 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 13% over five years.
- #383
- of 670 CPC technology areas
- 1,791
- US patents granted, 2015–2025
- Cnh Industrial America
- leading assignee (546)
- +13%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
How tightly A01F concentrates
CNH Industrial America LLC holds 30.5% of A01F's recorded grants (546 of 1,791) - 138 more than Deere & Company. Across complete PatentsView years, the class peaked in 2019 at 215 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 118 (+82% peak-over-trough). Equal-window velocity 2020–2024 vs 2015–2019: +13% (873 vs 776 grants).
Leaderboard read
A01F concentration, lead at 30.5%
CNH Industrial America LLC leads this historical grant record at 30.5% of A01F - us corporation assignees hold 81% of class grants (1,234 of 1,529). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.
- Leader's share
- 30.5%
- Top three share
- 58.2%
- Lead over #2
- 138
546 of 1,791 grants
of the class's recorded grants
more grants than Deere & Company
Where A01F sits inside A01
Among 12 subclasses in A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; Animal HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; Fishing), A01F ranks #9 and holds 2.8% 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.
Rising assignees active in A01F
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 Driflower, LLC 13x 0 → 13 company-wide · 12 in A01F
- #2 Calmer Holding Company, LLC 13x 0 → 13 company-wide · 8 in A01F
- #3 Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH & Co. KG 5.00x 1 → 5 company-wide · 9 in A01F
- #4 Claas Saulgau GmbH 4.50x 2 → 9 company-wide · 9 in A01F
- #5 Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc. 3.46x 13 → 45 company-wide · 11 in A01F
A01F grants by year, peak 2019 (215)
US utility-patent grants per year in A01F, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 13% versus 2015–2019.
Who leads A01F?
The 12 most active assignees in Processing OF Harvested PRODUCE; HAY OR Straw PRESSES; Devices FOR Storing Agricultural OR Horticultural Produce - wider bars mean more grants
- Cnh Industrial America
CNH Industrial America LLC
546 patents
- Deere &
Deere & Company
408 patents
- Agco 88
Agco Corporation
88 patents
- Claas Selbstfahrende… 42
Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
42 patents
- Agco International 39
Agco International GmbH
39 patents
- Kverneland Group… 20
Kverneland Group Ravenna S.R.L.
20 patents
- Vermeer Manufacturing 19
Vermeer Manufacturing Company
19 patents
- Jiangsu University 15
Jiangsu University
15 patents
- Lely Patent 14
Lely Patent N.V.
14 patents
- Sukup Manufacturing 14
Sukup Manufacturing Co.
14 patents
- Forage B V 14
Forage Company B.V.
14 patents
- Kuhn-geldrop B V 13
Kuhn-Geldrop B.V.
13 patents
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
| 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 |
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.
Classes near A01F's 1,791-grant footprint
Nationwide nearest neighbors for A01F (#383 of 670 by volume ; lead share 30.5%) - not the A01 parent-class siblings above.
Nearest by grant volume
Nearest by lead-assignee share
Questions about A01F
Which company holds the most patents in A01F?
Which A01F assignees grew fastest recently?
How does A01F compare inside parent class A01?
What to do with this data
A01F in context - here's where to go next.
- CNH Industrial America LLC leads A01F with 546 grants in this class. See full portfolio
- A01F ranks #383 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 - A01F figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (1,791 grants in the tracked window).
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