CPC technology class · A01

A01G - Horticulture

Horticulture; cultivation of vegetables, flowers, rice, fruit, vines, hops or seaweed; forestry; watering. 6,293 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

6,293
US patents granted: #4/12
in A01: 9.9%
A01 class share: +47%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Horticulture ranks #228 of 670 CPC technology areas - 6,293 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 47% over five years.

#228
of 670 CPC technology areas: 6,293
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Rain Bird
leading assignee (153): +47%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How A01G's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, A01G recorded 3,336 grants versus 2,265 in 2015–2019 (+47% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2023 at 692 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 345 (+101% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Rain Bird Corporation holds 2.4% of the class ; the top three share 4.8%.

Leaderboard read

A01G concentration, lead at 2.4%

Rain Bird Corporation leads this historical grant record at 2.4% of A01G - us corporation assignees hold 62% of class grants (1,924 of 3,124). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 2.4%
Top three share: 4.8%
Lead over #2: 71

Where A01G sits inside A01

Among 12 subclasses in A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; Animal HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; Fishing), A01G ranks #4 and holds 9.9% 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 A01D 5,886 A01B 4,498 A01C 3,761 A01M 3,032 A01F 1,791

Rising assignees active in A01G

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 · 10 in A01G
#2 Rockwool A/S 21x 0 → 21 company-wide · 7 in A01G
#3 Reinke Manufacturing Company, Inc. 13x 1 → 13 company-wide · 12 in A01G
#4 Sinowell (SHANGHAI) Co., Ltd. 10x 1 → 10 company-wide · 6 in A01G
#5 Sollum Technologies Inc. 8.00x 0 → 8 company-wide · 5 in A01G

A01G grants by year, peak 2023 (692)

US utility-patent grants per year in A01G, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 47% versus 2015–2019.

Rain Bird

153
Seminis Vegetable…

82
Lindsay

67
Husqvarna Ab

65
Andreas Stihl & Kg

65
Valmont Industries

60
Makita

52
Hunter Industries

52
Climate

51
The Toro

51
Fluence Bioengineering

48
Grow Solutions Tech

45

What this shows Rain Bird is the most active filer in A01G, holding 153 of the 6,293 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 A01G
Rank	Company	Patents in A01G
#1	Rain Bird Corporation	153
#2	Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc.	82
#3	Lindsay Corporation	67
#4	Husqvarna AB	65
#5	Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG	65
#6	Valmont Industries, Inc.	60
#7	Makita Corporation	52
#8	Hunter Industries, Inc.	52
#9	Climate LLC	51
#10	THE Toro Company	51
#11	Fluence Bioengineering, Inc.	48
#12	Grow Solutions Tech LLC	45
#13	Mjnn LLC	43
#14	Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.	36
#15	Ponsse Oyj	33
#16	Enplas Corporation	32
#17	Blue River Technology Inc.	28
#18	Yamabiko Corporation	26
#19	Monsanto Technology LLC	25
#20	Techtronic Cordless GP	25

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading A01G 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 A01G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A01G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near A01G's 6,293-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for A01G (#228 of 670 by volume ; lead share 2.4%) - not the A01 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

G16B 6,310 E04H 6,263 B25B 6,226 B41M 6,377

Nearest by lead-assignee share

D06M 2.4% G05D 2.4% D06N 2.5% F03G 2.4%

Questions about A01G

Which company holds the most patents in A01G?

Rain Bird Corporation leads A01G with 153 patents (2.4% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 62% of class grants.

Which A01G assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in A01G, Verdant Robotics, Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (24x: 1 grants in 2019–2021 → 24 in 2022–2024) while holding 10 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does A01G compare inside parent class A01?

Inside A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; Animal HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; Fishing), A01G ranks #4 of 12 subclasses by grant volume and holds 9.9% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is A01N (13,786 grants).

What to do with this data

A01G in context - here's where to go next.

Rain Bird Corporation leads A01G with 153 grants in this class. See full portfolio
A01G ranks #228 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 - A01G figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (6,293 grants in the tracked window).

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