A01C 7/102
Regulating or controlling the seed rate
Official title: {Regulating or controlling the seed rate}
A01C7/102 (Regulating or controlling the seed rate) appears on 879 US grants and 934 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01C- Granted patents
- 879
- Published applications
- 934
- Assignees
- 211
- Inventors
- 1,166
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 | 4 |
| 2003 | 12 | 11 |
| 2004 | 6 | 7 |
| 2005 | 6 | 5 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 |
| 2009 | 4 | 9 |
| 2010 | 10 | 14 |
| 2011 | 11 | 11 |
| 2012 | 8 | 21 |
| 2013 | 12 | 17 |
| 2014 | 20 | 37 |
| 2015 | 15 | 29 |
| 2016 | 32 | 57 |
| 2017 | 50 | 51 |
| 2018 | 61 | 82 |
| 2019 | 62 | 92 |
| 2020 | 81 | 90 |
| 2021 | 62 | 84 |
| 2022 | 55 | 66 |
| 2023 | 57 | 69 |
| 2024 | 57 | 74 |
| 2025 | 77 | 51 |
| 2026 | 47 | 33 |
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
- Furrow closing system with adjustable surface contour25 Aug 2026US 12,714,002 B2Deere & Company
- Systems and methods for applying fluid to groups of seeds dispensed from a planter11 Aug 2026US 12,702,081 B2Capstan Ag Systems, Inc.
- Agricultural implement for incorporating seeds into the soil21 Jul 2026US 12,685,237 B2
- System and method for determining seed placement during a seed-planting operation21 Jul 2026US 12,685,248 B2CNH Industrial America LLC
- 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
- Control units, nodes, system, and method for transmitting and communicating data20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240070 A1Kinze Manufacturing, Inc.
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
- Apparatus for customizing the rate at which farming material is applied to an agricultural field121US 6,079,340 ACase Corporation · 2000
- Modular agricultural implement control system106US 6,070,538 ACase Corporation · 2000