A01B 73/046
Each folding frame part being foldable in itself
Official title: {each folding frame part being foldable in itself}
A01B73/046 (Each folding frame part being foldable in itself) appears on 101 US grants and 92 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01B- Granted patents
- 101
- Published applications
- 92
- Assignees
- 37
- Inventors
- 171
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Furrow opener linkage and transport orientation25 Aug 2026US 12,714,006 B2K-Hart Industries Ltd.
- Multi-section hinged agricultural equipment6 Jan 2026US 12,514,145 B2Deere & Company
- Wing flex assemblies for agricultural implements2 Dec 2025US 12,484,465 B2Deere & Company
- Agricultural implement with vision sensors1 Jul 2025US 12,342,740 B2Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
- Front-folding toolbar29 Apr 2025US 12,284,932 B2AgSynergy, L.L.C.
- Foldable harvest attachment with swivel arms16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198401 A1Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH
- Multi-section hinged agricultural equipment2 Jul 2026US 2026/0182488 A1Deere & Company
- Agricultural implement with vision sensors2 Oct 2025US 2025/0301934 A1Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
- Front-folding toolbar7 Aug 2025US 2025/0248324 A1AgSynergy, L.L.C.
- Agricultural Implements and Methods of Folding Agricultural Implements24 Jul 2025US 2025/0234797 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Folding row marker88US 4,986,367 AKinze Manufacturing, Inc. · 1991
- Wheel control structure for a folding implement44US 6,220,366 B1Deere & Company · 2001
- Wing fold implement with latching structure39US 4,867,245 ADeere & Company · 1989
- Flexibility for wide swath agricultural implements37US 4,619,330 AMorris Rod-Weeder Co. Ltd. · 1986
- Apparatus and method for controlling the position of an implement and marker of a work vehicle32US 6,141,612 ACase Corporation · 2000