CPC technology class · A01

A01M - Catching

Catching, trapping or scaring of animals ; apparatus for the destruction of noxious animals or noxious plants. 3,032 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

3,032
US patents granted: #8/12
in A01: 4.8%
A01 class share: +46%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Catching ranks #312 of 670 CPC technology areas - 3,032 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 46% over five years.

#312
of 670 CPC technology areas: 3,032
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Cnh Industrial America
leading assignee (161): +46%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How A01M's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, A01M recorded 1,564 grants versus 1,070 in 2015–2019 (+46% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2024 at 368 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 156 (+136% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee CNH Industrial America LLC holds 5.3% of the class ; the top three share 11.9%.

Leaderboard read

A01M concentration, lead at 5.3%

CNH Industrial America LLC leads this historical grant record at 5.3% of A01M - us corporation assignees hold 78% of class grants (1,238 of 1,583). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 5.3%
Top three share: 11.9%
Lead over #2: 21

Where A01M sits inside A01

Among 12 subclasses in A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; Animal HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; Fishing), A01M ranks #8 and holds 4.8% 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.

A01N 13,786 A01H 12,482 A01K 10,071 A01G 6,293 A01D 5,886 A01B 4,498 A01C 3,761 A01F 1,791

Rising assignees active in A01M

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 · 29 in A01M
#2 Amazonen-werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KG 22x 1 → 22 company-wide · 10 in A01M
#3 Ardisam, Inc. 14x 1 → 14 company-wide · 8 in A01M
#4 Nileworks Inc. 13x 0 → 13 company-wide · 8 in A01M
#5 Discovery Purchaser Corporation 11x 0 → 11 company-wide · 5 in A01M

A01M grants by year, peak 2024 (368)

US utility-patent grants per year in A01M, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 46% versus 2015–2019.

Cnh Industrial America

161
Deere &

140
S C Johnson & Son

61
Woodstream

54
Blue River Technology

41
Agco

33
Dow Agrosciences

29
Verdant Robotics

29
Precision Planting

26
Exel Industries

26
Raven Industries

20
Amvac Chemical

20

What this shows Cnh Industrial America is the most active filer in A01M, holding 161 of the 3,032 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 A01M
Rank	Company	Patents in A01M
#1	CNH Industrial America LLC	161
#2	Deere & Company	140
#3	S. C. Johnson & SON, Inc.	61
#4	Woodstream Corporation	54
#5	Blue River Technology Inc.	41
#6	Agco Corporation	33
#7	DOW Agrosciences LLC	29
#8	Verdant Robotics, Inc.	29
#9	Precision Planting LLC	26
#10	Exel Industries	26
#11	Raven Industries, inc.	20
#12	Amvac Chemical Corporation	20
#13	Bird-B-Gone, Inc.	20
#14	Zobele Holding SPA	18
#15	OMS Investments, Inc.	18
#16	Bayer Healthcare LLC	16
#17	Basf Agro Trademarks GmbH	16
#18	VM Products Inc.	16
#19	Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.	14
#20	Capstan Ag Systems, Inc.	13

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading A01M 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 A01M assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A01M. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near A01M's 3,032-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for A01M (#312 of 670 by volume ; lead share 5.3%) - not the A01 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

B62B 3,039 G21K 3,019 A46B 2,997 B64G 2,994

Nearest by lead-assignee share

B65C 5.3% C01C 5.3% B61K 5.3% C22C 5.3%

Questions about A01M

Which company holds the most patents in A01M?

CNH Industrial America LLC leads A01M with 161 patents (5.3% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 78% of class grants.

Which A01M assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in A01M, Verdant Robotics, Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (24x: 1 grants in 2019–2021 → 24 in 2022–2024) while holding 29 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does A01M compare inside parent class A01?

Inside A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; Animal HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; Fishing), A01M ranks #8 of 12 subclasses by grant volume and holds 4.8% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is A01N (13,786 grants).

What to do with this data

A01M in context - here's where to go next.

CNH Industrial America LLC leads A01M with 161 grants in this class. See full portfolio
A01M ranks #312 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 - A01M figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (3,032 grants in the tracked window).

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