A01C 21/005
Following a specific plan
Official title: {Following a specific plan, e.g. pattern}
A01C21/005 (Following a specific plan) appears on 652 US grants and 825 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01C- Granted patents
- 652
- Published applications
- 825
- Assignees
- 255
- Inventors
- 1,407
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 8 | 7 |
| 2004 | 7 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 |
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| 2012 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 7 | 15 |
| 2014 | 9 | 24 |
| 2015 | 16 | 40 |
| 2016 | 17 | 38 |
| 2017 | 41 | 54 |
| 2018 | 45 | 78 |
| 2019 | 56 | 77 |
| 2020 | 73 | 75 |
| 2021 | 45 | 81 |
| 2022 | 58 | 81 |
| 2023 | 57 | 60 |
| 2024 | 80 | 72 |
| 2025 | 68 | 48 |
| 2026 | 30 | 35 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- System17 Sep 2026US 2026/0271826 A1SoftBank Group Corp.
- Agricultural tracking system with improved data entry and data access17 Sep 2026US 2026/0278697 A1
- Method and system for delivering closed-loop nutrient management10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262564 A1Upside Robotics Inc.
- Underwater planting machine, underwater planting system, and underwater planting method27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248064 A1Komatsu Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and apparatus for precision agriculture operations utilizing real time kinematic global positioning system systems403US 6,199,000 B1Trimble Navigation Limited · 2001
- Variable rate agricultural product application implement with multiple inputs and feedback280US 6,070,539 ACase Corporation · 2000
- Methods and apparatus for precision agriculture operations utilizing real time kinematic global positioning system systems208US 6,553,299 B1Trimble Navigation Limited · 2003
- Variable rate application system162US 5,220,876 AAg-Chem Equipment Co., Inc. · 1993
- Multiple-type seed dispensing system155US 5,915,313 ACase Corporation · 1999