CPC technology class · C05
C05G — Mixtures OF Fertilisers Covered Individually BY Different…
Mixtures of fertilisers covered individually by different subclasses of class c05; mixtures of one or more fertilisers with materials not having a specific fertilising activity, e.g. pesticides, soil-conditioners, wetting agents ; fertilisers characterised by their form. 1,232 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.
- 1,232
- US patents granted
- C05
- Parent CPC class
- 20
- Active assignees
- +31%
- 5-yr velocity
CPC subclass C05G — MIXTURES OF FERTILISERS COVERED INDIVIDUALLY BY DIFFERENT SUBCLASSES OF CLASS C05; MIXTURES OF ONE OR MORE FERTILISERS WITH MATERIALS NOT HAVING A SPECIFIC FERTILISING ACTIVITY, e.g. PESTICIDES, SOIL-CONDITIONERS, WETTING AGENTS ; FERTILISERS CHARACTERISED BY THEIR FORM — covers 1,232 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records. This subclass sits within the broader CPC class C05 (FERTILISERS; MANUFACTURE THEREOF), one of roughly 250 top-level technology categories in the Cooperative Patent Classification system jointly maintained by the USPTO and the European Patent Office. At the subclass level, four-character codes like C05G give the most practical resolution for tracking a specific technology domain without losing sight of adjacent filings. Every grant here has been classified by a USPTO examiner based on the technical disclosure in the patent specification.
The competitive landscape in C05G is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. KOCH AGRONOMIC SERVICES, LLC leads with 34 patents, followed by Cool Planet Energy System, Inc. at 38 grants and YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA at 87. Concentration at the top of the leaderboard indicates whether this technology area is dominated by a handful of incumbents or fragmented across many filers — a useful signal for investors evaluating competitive moats and for product teams mapping freedom-to-operate risk.
Filing trajectory matters as much as static counts. The yearly series on this page plots grants from 2015 through 2025, highlighting whether innovation in C05G is accelerating, plateauing, or cooling. Technology areas with rising post-2020 activity often reflect emerging markets or new platform shifts, while declining filings can signal mature domains where incremental improvement has slowed. Researchers, licensing professionals, and competitive-intelligence teams use these patterns — together with the top-assignee distribution — to decide where to invest, where to license, and where to avoid entanglement. All counts on this page come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.
Is C05G innovation accelerating?
US utility-patent grants per year in C05G, 2015–2025 — recent five years are up 31% versus 2015–2019.
Who leads C05G?
The 12 most active assignees in MIXTURES OF FERTILISERS COVERED INDIVIDUALLY BY DIFFERENT SUBCLASSES OF CLASS C05; MIXTURES OF ONE OR MORE FERTILISERS WITH MATERIALS NOT HAVING A SPECIFIC FERTILISING ACTIVITY, e.g. PESTICIDES, SOIL-CONDITIONERS, WETTING AGENTS ; FERTILISERS CHARACTERISED BY THEIR FORM — wider bars mean more grants
- Koch Agronomic Servic… 34
KOCH AGRONOMIC SERVICES, LLC
34 patents
- Cool Planet Energy Sy… 38
Cool Planet Energy System, Inc.
38 patents
- Yara International Asa 87
YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA
87 patents
- The Mosaic 35
The Mosaic Company
35 patents
- Soilgenic 21
Soilgenic Technologies, LLC
21 patents
- Verdesian Life Scienc… 27
Verdesian Life Sciences U.S., LLC
27 patents
- Carbon Technology Hol… 57
Carbon Technology Holdings, LLC
57 patents
- Dow Agrosciences
DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC
704 patents
- Oms Investments 93
OMS Investments, Inc.
93 patents
- The Andersons 15
The Andersons Inc.
15 patents
- Profile Products L L C 26
PROFILE PRODUCTS L.L.C.
26 patents
- Fmc 146
FMC Corporation
146 patents
What this shows Koch Agronomic Servic… is the most active filer in C05G, holding 34 of the 1,232 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 C05G |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | KOCH AGRONOMIC SERVICES, LLC | 34 |
| #2 | Cool Planet Energy System, Inc. | 38 |
| #3 | YARA INTERNATIONAL ASA | 87 |
| #4 | The Mosaic Company | 35 |
| #5 | Soilgenic Technologies, LLC | 21 |
| #6 | Verdesian Life Sciences U.S., LLC | 27 |
| #7 | Carbon Technology Holdings, LLC | 57 |
| #8 | DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC | 704 |
| #9 | OMS Investments, Inc. | 93 |
| #10 | The Andersons Inc. | 15 |
| #11 | PROFILE PRODUCTS L.L.C. | 26 |
| #12 | FMC Corporation | 146 |
| #13 | WinField Solutions, LLC | 60 |
| #14 | Earth Science Laboratories, Inc. | 11 |
| #15 | SABIC AGRI-NUTRIENTS COMPANY | 9 |
| #16 | YORK POTASH LTD | 8 |
| #17 | BAYER CROPSCIENCE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 583 |
| #18 | STAMICARBON B.V. | 104 |
| #19 | NORTH UNIVERSITY OF CHINA | 57 |
| #20 | Specialty Granules Investments LLC | 18 |
About This Class
CPC subclass C05G belongs to class C05.
1,232 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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