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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 filing trajectory.

3,032
US patents granted
A01
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+76%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Catching ranks #312 of 670 CPC technology areas - 3,032 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 76% over five years.

#312
of 670 CPC technology areas
3,032
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Cnh Industrial America
leading assignee (161)
+76%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: CNH Industrial America Llc (161 patents)

CPC subclass A01M - CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS ; APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS - covers 3,032 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 A01M is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. CNH Industrial America Llc leads with 161 patents, followed by Deere & Company at 140 grants and S. C. Johnson & SON, Inc. at 61.

Filing activity in A01M is up 76% 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 A01M innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in A01M, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 76% versus 2015–2019.

100150200250300350400 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 321

Who leads A01M?

The 12 most active assignees in CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS ; APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS - wider bars mean more grants

patents

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.

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

About This Class

CPC subclass A01M belongs to class A01.

3,032 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 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).

Top 14 A01M assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A01M. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 051015202530 050100150200 Patents in A01M Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Cnh Industrial AmericaDeere &S C Johnson & SonWoodstreamBlue River TechnologyAgcoDow AgrosciencesVerdant RoboticsPrecision PlantingExel IndustriesRaven IndustriesAmvac ChemicalBird-b-goneZobele Holding Spa
Top 14 A01M assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in A01M. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class A01M?
CPC subclass A01M covers CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS ; APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS. It belongs to CPC class A01 (AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING), with 3,032 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in A01M?
3,032 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass A01M between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in A01M?
CNH Industrial America Llc leads A01M with 161 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for A01M 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 A01M 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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