A01B 45/00
Machines for treating meadows or lawns
Official title: Machines for treating meadows or lawns {, e.g. for sports grounds}
A01B45/00 (Machines for treating meadows or lawns) appears on 489 US grants and 392 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01B- Granted patents
- 489
- Published applications
- 392
- Assignees
- 168
- Inventors
- 603
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 2 |
| 2002 | 11 | 10 |
| 2003 | 12 | 18 |
| 2004 | 13 | 12 |
| 2005 | 14 | 25 |
| 2006 | 16 | 20 |
| 2007 | 9 | 6 |
| 2008 | 7 | 28 |
| 2009 | 16 | 15 |
| 2010 | 12 | 17 |
| 2011 | 13 | 16 |
| 2012 | 9 | 14 |
| 2013 | 11 | 15 |
| 2014 | 13 | 16 |
| 2015 | 13 | 17 |
| 2016 | 13 | 14 |
| 2017 | 18 | 12 |
| 2018 | 13 | 12 |
| 2019 | 12 | 17 |
| 2020 | 17 | 16 |
| 2021 | 12 | 19 |
| 2022 | 7 | 14 |
| 2023 | 11 | 16 |
| 2024 | 13 | 14 |
| 2025 | 16 | 18 |
| 2026 | 6 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Brush attachment system for a turfgrass mower5 May 2026US 12,616,086 B2
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- Turf aerator20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240063 A1The Toro Company
- Manual lawn aerator23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206665 A1Suzhou Grand Star Technology Co., Ltd.
- Turf maintenance system and methods25 Jun 2026US 2026/0179055 A1The Toro Company
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- Lawncare apparatus, method, and system12 Mar 2026US 2026/0068796 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multiple unit turf aerator85US 4,776,404 AOlathe Manufacturing, Inc. · 1988
- High maneuverability riding turf sweeper and surface cleaning apparatus73US 6,070,290 ASchwarze Industries, Inc. · 2000
- Battery-powered air handling system for subsurface aeration71US 7,012,394 B2SubAir Systems, LLC · 2006
- Soil aerator67US 4,619,329 A1986
- Turf aerating apparatus67US 4,867,244 AOutboard Marine Corporation · 1989