A01C 7/08
Broadcast seeders
Official title: Broadcast seeders; Seeders depositing seeds in rows
A01C7/08 (Broadcast seeders) appears on 1,994 US grants and 2,042 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01C- Granted patents
- 1,994
- Published applications
- 2,042
- Assignees
- 408
- Inventors
- 2,249
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 10 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 32 | 0 |
| 2000 | 23 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | 5 |
| 2002 | 11 | 14 |
| 2003 | 28 | 26 |
| 2004 | 19 | 18 |
| 2005 | 15 | 21 |
| 2006 | 18 | 19 |
| 2007 | 19 | 15 |
| 2008 | 22 | 24 |
| 2009 | 11 | 17 |
| 2010 | 25 | 35 |
| 2011 | 19 | 30 |
| 2012 | 20 | 59 |
| 2013 | 41 | 36 |
| 2014 | 56 | 96 |
| 2015 | 51 | 92 |
| 2016 | 77 | 138 |
| 2017 | 137 | 129 |
| 2018 | 141 | 169 |
| 2019 | 129 | 169 |
| 2020 | 163 | 186 |
| 2021 | 113 | 173 |
| 2022 | 119 | 133 |
| 2023 | 117 | 115 |
| 2024 | 111 | 148 |
| 2025 | 149 | 102 |
| 2026 | 84 | 73 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Supply system for agricultural equipment29 Sep 2026US 12,745,693 B2Smith Fox LLC
- Residue management system for an agricultural row unit assembly29 Sep 2026US 12,745,695 B2Clean Seed Agricultural Technologies Ltd.
- Multi-crop valve for agricultural inter-cropping22 Sep 2026US 12,740,502 B2101288550 Saskatchewan Ltd.
- Seed conveyor22 Sep 2026US 12,740,503 B2Deere & Company
- Furrow closing system with adjustable surface contour25 Aug 2026US 12,714,002 B2Deere & Company
- Flow Device for at Least Partially Guiding a Conveyed Material Flow, Distributor Head for an Agricultural Spreading Machine and Agricultural Spreading Machine8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305521 A1Amazonen-Werke H. Dreyer SE & Co. KG
- Data transfer3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256043 A1Precision Planting LLC
- Systems and methods for agricultural additive delivery3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256044 A1Loam Bio Pty Ltd
- System and method for visual indication of agricultural implement status and field illumination3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256047 A1CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
- Seed curtain for seed metering system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0256048 A1Deere & Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Variable rate agricultural product application implement with multiple inputs and feedback280US 6,070,539 ACase Corporation · 2000
- Multiple-type seed dispensing system155US 5,915,313 ACase Corporation · 1999
- Planter monitor system and method138US 8,078,367 B2Precision Planting LLC · 2011
- Pneumatic system for conveying granular material131US 4,280,419 AInternational Harvester Company · 1981
- Apparatus for customizing the rate at which farming material is applied to an agricultural field121US 6,079,340 ACase Corporation · 2000