A01C 1/00
Apparatus, or methods of use thereof, for testing or treating seed, roots
Official title: Apparatus, or methods of use thereof, for testing or treating seed, roots, or the like, prior to sowing or planting
A01C1/00 (Apparatus, or methods of use thereof, for testing or treating seed, roots) appears on 1,228 US grants and 1,400 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01C- Granted patents
- 1,228
- Published applications
- 1,400
- Assignees
- 753
- Inventors
- 3,043
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 23 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 27 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | 7 |
| 2002 | 20 | 29 |
| 2003 | 24 | 29 |
| 2004 | 21 | 35 |
| 2005 | 6 | 29 |
| 2006 | 8 | 41 |
| 2007 | 11 | 23 |
| 2008 | 7 | 21 |
| 2009 | 19 | 21 |
| 2010 | 18 | 37 |
| 2011 | 26 | 46 |
| 2012 | 17 | 51 |
| 2013 | 34 | 57 |
| 2014 | 24 | 65 |
| 2015 | 48 | 72 |
| 2016 | 43 | 76 |
| 2017 | 43 | 69 |
| 2018 | 42 | 82 |
| 2019 | 52 | 77 |
| 2020 | 59 | 104 |
| 2021 | 58 | 89 |
| 2022 | 59 | 89 |
| 2023 | 48 | 67 |
| 2024 | 51 | 71 |
| 2025 | 69 | 58 |
| 2026 | 41 | 55 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Convection interactions to allow fast higher efficacity irradiation processes for reducing viability of weed seeds6 Oct 2026US 12,751,351 B2Global Neighbor, Inc.
- Method and device for delivering viable microorganisms in seed lubricant to seed supply15 Sep 2026US 12,733,565 B2Meristem Crop Performance Group, LLC
- Apparatus and method of growing vegetation in an arid environment15 Sep 2026US 12,733,568 B2Viridis Arbor LLC
- Batch seed coating devices, scale fillers, mixers, discharge chutes and gates, and related systems and methods25 Aug 2026US 12,714,003 B2
- Method and device for delivering biological material to a medium25 Aug 2026US 12,714,004 B2Meristem Crop Performance Group, LLC
- Method for reducing nitrogen and phosphorus emission in strawberry cultivation to mitigate continuous cropping obstacles in greenhouse8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305524 A1Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- Aqueous emulsions and coatings formed therewith17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271822 A1Michelman, Inc.
- Methods for improving nutrient content in plant based animal feedstocks17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271849 A1Biolumic Limited
- Automated systems for removing tissue samples from seeds, and related methods17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276663 A1Monsanto Technology LLC
- Biochars, biochar extracts and biochar extracts having soluble signaling compounds and method for capturing material extracted from biochar10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262683 A1Talipot Cool Extract (IP), LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Insecticidal seed coating199US 5,876,739 ANovartis AG · 1999
- Method of applying gel coating to plant seeds158US 4,808,430 AYazaki Corporation · 1989
- Stable protective seed coating156US 4,272,417 ACargill, Incorporated · 1981
- Seed coatings155US 4,245,432 AEastman Kodak Company · 1981
- Method and apparatus for irradiation of plants using optoelectronic devices146US 5,012,609 AAutomated Agriculture Associates, Inc. · 1991