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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 filing trajectory.

6,293
US patents granted
A01
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+71%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Horticulture ranks #228 of 670 CPC technology areas - 6,293 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 71% over five years.

#228
of 670 CPC technology areas
6,293
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Rain Bird
leading assignee (153)
+71%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Rain Bird Corporation (153 patents)

CPC subclass A01G - HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING - covers 6,293 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 A01G is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Rain Bird Corporation leads with 153 patents, followed by Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. at 82 grants and Lindsay Corporation at 67.

Filing activity in A01G is up 71% 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 A01G innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in A01G, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 71% versus 2015–2019.

300400500600700800 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 544

Who leads A01G?

The 12 most active assignees in HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING - wider bars mean more grants

patents

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.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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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

About This Class

CPC subclass A01G belongs to class A01.

6,293 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 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).

Top 14 A01G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A01G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 10152025 050100150200 Patents in A01G Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Rain BirdSeminis Vegetable See…LindsayHusqvarna AbAndreas Stihl & KgValmont IndustriesMakitaHunter IndustriesClimateThe ToroFluence BioengineeringGrow Solutions TechMjnnSeoul Viosys
Top 14 A01G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A01G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class A01G?
CPC subclass A01G covers HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING. It belongs to CPC class A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING), with 6,293 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in A01G?
6,293 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass A01G between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in A01G?
Rain Bird Corporation leads A01G with 153 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for A01G 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 A01G 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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