A01C 17/006
Regulating or dosing devices
Official title: {Regulating or dosing devices}
A01C17/006 (Regulating or dosing devices) appears on 171 US grants and 162 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01C- Granted patents
- 171
- Published applications
- 162
- Assignees
- 89
- Inventors
- 298
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
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| 2021 | 6 | 10 |
| 2022 | 5 | 18 |
| 2023 | 11 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 |
| 2025 | 16 | 10 |
| 2026 | 5 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Fertilizer/chemical dispensers for lawn care having intelligent dispensing systems (smart dispenser logic) and associated method of use1 Sep 2026US 12,721,254 B2
- Camera based flow detection14 Jul 2026US 12,677,726 B2Deere & Company
- Fertilization cart14 Jul 2026US 12,677,730 B2Qingdao Huatian Hand Truck Co., Ltd.
- Residue spread monitoring16 Jun 2026US 12,653,100 B2AGCO International GmbH
- Vehicle mounted spreader17 Mar 2026US 12,575,479 B2AOB Products Company
- Drone, and conveying device for use in a drone17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274414 A1LEHNER Maschinenbau GmbH
- Method for Dispensing Spreading Material Using an Agricultural Spreader23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206678 A1Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KG
- Disc spreader with a discharge shaft23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208965 A1RAUCH Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH
- Broadcast spreader having a container9 Jul 2026US 2026/0191128 A1RAUCH Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH
- Vehicle mounted spreader25 Jun 2026US 2026/0173999 A1AOB Products Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for spreading fertilizer208US 4,630,773 ASoil Teq., Inc. · 1986
- Closed-loop variable rate applicator104US 5,355,815 AAg-Chem Equipment Co., Inc. · 1994
- Method and apparatus for prescription application of products to an agricultural field74US 6,266,595 B12001
- Precision placement spreader67US 5,947,391 AThe Louis Berkman Company · 1999
- Universal modular control system for mobile material distribution apparatus60US 5,897,600 A1999