A01C 7/16
Seeders with other distributing devices
Official title: Seeders with other distributing devices, e.g. brushes, discs, screws or slides
A01C7/16 (Seeders with other distributing devices) appears on 265 US grants and 262 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01C- Granted patents
- 265
- Published applications
- 262
- Assignees
- 92
- Inventors
- 342
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 8 |
| 2013 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014 | 10 | 14 |
| 2015 | 4 | 25 |
| 2016 | 18 | 22 |
| 2017 | 34 | 24 |
| 2018 | 13 | 17 |
| 2019 | 18 | 21 |
| 2020 | 17 | 16 |
| 2021 | 12 | 28 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 |
| 2023 | 19 | 16 |
| 2024 | 14 | 22 |
| 2025 | 20 | 12 |
| 2026 | 10 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Precision seed drop spreading device with fluted roller and ground wheel mechanism14 Jul 2026US 12,677,727 B2Down Burst Seeders LLC
- Air cart with modular metering system16 Jun 2026US 12,656,167 B2Precision Planting LLC
- Meter module for metering product2 Jun 2026US 12,644,753 B2Precision Planting LLC
- Seed placement device5 May 2026US 12,616,082 B2Deere & Company
- Seed accelerator17 Mar 2026US 12,575,482 B2Precision Planting LLC
- Planter seed conveyor system4 Jun 2026US 2026/0150778 A1Harvest International, Inc.
- Planting unit for a seeding machine having a seed meter and a seed delivery system7 May 2026US 2026/0123567 A1Deere & Company
- Solid Material Application Systems and Related Application Machines and Methods7 May 2026US 2026/0123569 A1AGCO Corporation
- Systems and methods for selective material placement, sensing, and control12 Feb 2026US 2026/0041029 A1Deere & Company
- Brush belt for seed delivery18 Dec 2025US 2025/0380627 A1Deere & Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Seed delivery apparatus, systems, and methods78US 8,985,037 B2Precision Planting LLC · 2015
- Seed metering gate assembly77US 8,393,502 B2Usc, L.L.C. · 2013
- Planting unit for a seeding machine having a seed meter and seed delivery system70US 8,850,998 B2Deere & Company · 2014
- Planting unit for a seeding machine having blocking member to control hand-off of seed from a seed meter to a seed delivery system61US 8,671,856 B2Deere & Company · 2014
- Seed placement system for use in a seeding machine60US 7,343,868 B2Deere & Company · 2008