A01C 7/206
Seed pipes
Official title: {Seed pipes}
A01C7/206 (Seed pipes) appears on 242 US grants and 272 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01C- Granted patents
- 242
- Published applications
- 272
- Assignees
- 74
- Inventors
- 376
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 5 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 5 | 2 |
| 2010 | 5 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 8 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 9 |
| 2015 | 8 | 12 |
| 2016 | 9 | 13 |
| 2017 | 15 | 28 |
| 2018 | 22 | 29 |
| 2019 | 32 | 34 |
| 2020 | 26 | 25 |
| 2021 | 20 | 19 |
| 2022 | 15 | 10 |
| 2023 | 11 | 14 |
| 2024 | 9 | 11 |
| 2025 | 13 | 18 |
| 2026 | 8 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Seed conveyor22 Sep 2026US 12,740,503 B2Deere & Company
- Circular bulk seed distributor manifold14 Jul 2026US 12,677,725 B2Harvest International, Inc.
- Seed spreading device for use with combine harvesting equipment23 Jun 2026US 12,660,743 B2N.S. Farms LLC
- Seed tube guard and associated systems and methods of use16 Jun 2026US 12,653,091 B2Ag Leader Technology
- Planter downforce and uplift monitoring and control feedback devices, systems and associated methods9 Jun 2026US 12,648,501 B2Ag Leader Technology
- Agricultural seed meter and related devices, systems, and methods13 Aug 2026US 2026/0231850 A1Ag Leader Technology
- Sensor system to determine seed orientation and seed performance during planting of agricultural fields16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198405 A1Precision Planting LLC
- Automatic closing wheel system21 May 2026US 2026/0137020 A1Deere & Company
- Air Entrainment Seed Accelerator23 Apr 2026US 2026/0107870 A1Precision Planting LLC
- Seeding System26 Mar 2026US 2026/0083044 A1Precision Planting LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Planter apparatus and method for planting181US 4,009,668 ADeere & Company · 1977
- Liquid distribution apparatus for distributing liquid into a seed furrow123US 6,453,832 B12002
- Liquid distribution apparatus for distributing liquid into a seed furrow83US 6,763,773 B22004
- Wear resistant seed tube for an agricultural planter81US 7,584,707 B2Precision Planting LLC · 2009
- Seed distribution method and apparatus69US 7,490,565 B22009