A01B 45/02
Machines for treating meadows or lawns: for aerating
Official title: for aerating
A01B45/02 (Machines for treating meadows or lawns: for aerating) appears on 369 US grants and 289 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01B- Granted patents
- 369
- Published applications
- 289
- Assignees
- 129
- Inventors
- 432
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 2 |
| 2002 | 10 | 9 |
| 2003 | 8 | 10 |
| 2004 | 11 | 8 |
| 2005 | 9 | 21 |
| 2006 | 12 | 13 |
| 2007 | 9 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 | 24 |
| 2009 | 11 | 12 |
| 2010 | 10 | 11 |
| 2011 | 10 | 14 |
| 2012 | 8 | 10 |
| 2013 | 10 | 12 |
| 2014 | 9 | 10 |
| 2015 | 8 | 14 |
| 2016 | 11 | 10 |
| 2017 | 11 | 7 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 |
| 2019 | 9 | 12 |
| 2020 | 14 | 12 |
| 2021 | 7 | 13 |
| 2022 | 4 | 10 |
| 2023 | 7 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 |
| 2025 | 11 | 13 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Mechanical device to selectively defoliate lawn weeds8 Sep 2026US 12,727,594 B2
- Methods and apparatus for aerating turf19 May 2026US 12,628,719 B2Deere & Company
- Intelligent turf maintenance system for divot detection and repair31 Mar 2026US 12,588,576 B1
- Aerator attachment2 Dec 2025US 12,484,463 B2
- Vehicle with detection system for detecting ground surface and sub-surface objects, and method for controlling vehicle7 Oct 2025US 12,433,179 B2The Toro Company
- Turf aerator20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240063 A1The Toro Company
- Manual lawn aerator23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206665 A1Suzhou Grand Star Technology Co., Ltd.
- Lawncare apparatus, method, and system12 Mar 2026US 2026/0068796 A1
- Track-propelled vehicle22 Jan 2026US 2026/0021853 A1
- Rolling lawn aerator8 Jan 2026US 2026/0007086 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multiple unit turf aerator85US 4,776,404 AOlathe Manufacturing, Inc. · 1988
- 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
- Lawn aerator having tine assemblies spaced along a shaft63US 5,680,903 ABluebird International, Inc. · 1997