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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 grant trajectory.

1,232
US patents granted
#1/5
in C05
28.4%
C05 class share
+15%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Mixtures Of Fertilisers Covered Individually By Different… ranks #431 of 670 CPC technology areas - 1,232 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 15% over five years.

#431
of 670 CPC technology areas
1,232
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Koch Agronomic Services
leading assignee (34)
+15%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How C05G's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, C05G recorded 582 grants versus 508 in 2015–2019 (+15% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2020 at 127 grants and bottomed in 2017 at 83 (+53% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Koch Agronomic Services, LLC holds 2.8% of the class ; the top three share 6.5%.

Leaderboard read

C05G concentration, lead at 2.8%

Koch Agronomic Services, LLC leads this historical grant record at 2.8% of C05G - us corporation assignees hold 65% of class grants (367 of 564). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
2.8%

34 of 1,232 grants

Top three share
6.5%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
10

more grants than Cool Planet Energy System, Inc.

Where C05G sits inside C05

Among 5 subclasses in C05 (FERTILISERS; Manufacture Thereof), C05G ranks #1 and holds 28.4% of the parent class's 4,334 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

C05F 1,129 C05C 753 C05D 707 C05B 513

Rising assignees active in C05G

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. #1 Soilgenic Technologies, LLC 14x 0 → 14 company-wide · 21 in C05G
  2. #2 Sabic Agri-nutrients Company 4.00x 0 → 4 company-wide · 8 in C05G
  3. #3 Specialty Granules Investments LLC 3.33x 3 → 10 company-wide · 6 in C05G
  4. #4 Innovations FOR World Nutrition, LLC 2.50x 2 → 5 company-wide · 6 in C05G
  5. #5 Carbon Technology Holdings, LLC 2.33x 12 → 28 company-wide · 16 in C05G

C05G grants by year, peak 2020 (127)

US utility-patent grants per year in C05G, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 15% versus 2015–2019.

8090100110120130 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 83

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

patents

What this shows Koch Agronomic… 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.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
View data table
Top patent holders in CPC subclass C05G
Rank Company Patents in C05G
#1 Koch Agronomic Services, LLC 34
#2 Cool Planet Energy System, Inc. 24
#3 Yara International ASA 22
#4 The Mosaic Company 21
#5 Soilgenic Technologies, LLC 21
#6 Verdesian Life Sciences U.S., LLC 17
#7 Carbon Technology Holdings, LLC 16
#8 DOW Agrosciences LLC 13
#9 OMS Investments, Inc. 13
#10 The Andersons Inc. 11
#11 Profile Products L.L.C. 10
#12 FMC Corporation 8
#13 WinField Solutions, LLC 8
#14 Earth Science Laboratories, Inc. 8
#15 Sabic Agri-nutrients Company 8
#16 York Potash Ltd 8
#17 Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft 7
#18 Stamicarbon B.V. 6
#19 North University OF China 6
#20 Specialty Granules Investments LLC 6

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading C05G 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 C05G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C05G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 10152025 010203040 Patents in C05G Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Koch Agronomic…Cool Planet Energy…Yara International AsaThe MosaicSoilgenicVerdesian Life…Carbon Technology…Dow AgrosciencesOms InvestmentsThe AndersonsProfile Products L L CFmcWinfield SolutionsEarth Science…
Top 14 C05G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in C05G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near C05G's 1,232-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for C05G (#431 of 670 by volume ; lead share 2.8%) - not the C05 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

B04B 1,233 D06P 1,234 B09B 1,226 C08C 1,240

Nearest by lead-assignee share

E05C 2.8% C23F 2.8% G07B 2.8% A61F 2.8%

Questions about C05G

Which company holds the most patents in C05G?
Koch Agronomic Services, LLC leads C05G with 34 patents (2.8% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 65% of class grants.
Which C05G assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in C05G, Soilgenic Technologies, LLC shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (14x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 14 in 2022–2024) while holding 21 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does C05G compare inside parent class C05?
Inside C05 (FERTILISERS; Manufacture Thereof), C05G ranks #1 of 5 subclasses by grant volume and holds 28.4% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is C05F (1,129 grants).

What to do with this data

C05G in context - here's where to go next.

  • Koch Agronomic Services, LLC leads C05G with 34 grants in this class. See full portfolio
  • C05G ranks #431 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
  • Inside parent class C05, the largest sibling subclass is C05F with 1,129 grants. Explore C05F

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - C05G figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (1,232 grants in the tracked window).

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