A01C 5/00
Making or covering furrows or holes for sowing, planting or manuring
Official title: Making or covering furrows or holes for sowing, planting or manuring (ploughs for making ridges A01B13/02)
A01C5/00 (Making or covering furrows or holes for sowing, planting or manuring) appears on 1,768 US grants and 1,565 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01C- Granted patents
- 1,768
- Published applications
- 1,565
- Assignees
- 406
- Inventors
- 1,954
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | 23 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 20 | 0 |
| 1984 | 20 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 26 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 26 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 23 | 0 |
| 1991 | 19 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 25 | 0 |
| 1996 | 28 | 0 |
| 1997 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 37 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | 1 |
| 2002 | 17 | 16 |
| 2003 | 16 | 11 |
| 2004 | 8 | 23 |
| 2005 | 21 | 32 |
| 2006 | 22 | 20 |
| 2007 | 20 | 20 |
| 2008 | 18 | 30 |
| 2009 | 25 | 25 |
| 2010 | 31 | 34 |
| 2011 | 33 | 43 |
| 2012 | 28 | 49 |
| 2013 | 37 | 54 |
| 2014 | 37 | 63 |
| 2015 | 42 | 56 |
| 2016 | 54 | 82 |
| 2017 | 83 | 103 |
| 2018 | 85 | 106 |
| 2019 | 94 | 120 |
| 2020 | 98 | 165 |
| 2021 | 85 | 83 |
| 2022 | 82 | 103 |
| 2023 | 72 | 99 |
| 2024 | 84 | 97 |
| 2025 | 103 | 73 |
| 2026 | 70 | 57 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A01C 5/06Machines for making or covering drills or furrows for sowing or planting1,512
- A01C 5/02Hand tools for making holes for sowing, planting or manuring152
- A01C 5/04Machines for making or covering holes for sowing or planting105
- A01C 5/08Machines for both manuring and sowing or both manuring and planting25
Recent patents
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- Soil opener15 Sep 2026US 12,733,567 B2C.S. Gent & Sons LTD
- Furrow closing system with adjustable surface contour25 Aug 2026US 12,714,002 B2Deere & Company
- Soil working device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283062 A1
- Tailored in-furrow product delivery system and method for a potato planter24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283065 A1Bluefield Seeding Solutions Inc.
- Adapting operational parameters based on measurements confidence level17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276778 A1Innoviz Technologies Ltd.
- Seeding row unit having a primary actuator to adjust depth and to raise and lower the seeding row unit3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256049 A1Deere & Company
- Soil parameter sensing and control system for an agricultural seeder27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248065 A1CNH Industrial America LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dynamic controller of excess downpressure for surface engaging implement217US 6,389,999 B12002
- Liquid dispenser for seed planter188US 5,730,074 AFarmer Fabrications, Inc. · 1998
- Planter apparatus and method for planting181US 4,009,668 ADeere & Company · 1977
- Seed boot extension148US 5,092,255 ADeere & Company · 1992
- Seed sowing apparatus148US 5,269,237 AMassey University · 1993