A01C 1/025
Testing seeds for determining their viability or germination capacity
Official title: {Testing seeds for determining their viability or germination capacity}
A01C1/025 (Testing seeds for determining their viability or germination capacity) appears on 72 US grants and 83 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01C- Granted patents
- 72
- Published applications
- 83
- Assignees
- 41
- Inventors
- 196
- Latest grant
- 26 May 2026
Filings by year
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| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2006 | 0 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2009 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010 | 4 | 3 |
| 2011 | 6 | 4 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 |
| 2013 | 6 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 |
| 2026 | 4 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Seed quality analysis using computed tomography26 May 2026US 12,635,595 B1Lumafield, Inc.
- Automated systems for removing tissue samples from seeds, and related methods19 May 2026US 12,631,657 B2Monsanto Technology LLC
- System and method for seed quality measurement and control24 Mar 2026US 12,582,022 B2Deere & Company
- Automatic detection device for seed vigor20 Jan 2026US 12,527,247 B1Huzhou University
- Planting characteristic detection and control using a seed sensor30 Sep 2025US 12,426,532 B2Deere & Company
- Automated systems for removing tissue samples from seeds, and related methods17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276663 A1Monsanto Technology LLC
- Method for estimating the germination properties of plant seeds and test kits14 May 2026US 2026/0130314 A1Seedalive GmbH
- Automatic detection device for seed vigor22 Jan 2026US 2026/0020515 A1Huzhou University
- Gas measuring system for determining a quality parameter of seed stock21 Aug 2025US 2025/0264447 A1
- Rapid Pulse Programming of Seeds Using Unnatural Light Exposure12 Jun 2025US 2025/0185531 A1Global Neighbor, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automated high-throughput seed sample processing system and method81US 6,706,989 B2Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. · 2004
- Automated seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds75US 7,502,113 B2Monsanto Technology LLC · 2009
- System and method for measuring seedlot vigor64US 5,864,984 AParadigm Research Corporation · 1999
- Automated seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds62US 7,591,101 B2Monsanto Technology LLC · 2009
- Automated seed sampler and methods of sampling, testing and bulking seeds62US 7,611,842 B2Monsanto Technology LLC · 2009