A01D 42/005
Mulching
Official title: {Mulching (shredders or like cutting implements for comminuting plant waste per se A01G3/002)}
A01D42/005 (Mulching) appears on 113 US grants and 82 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01D- Granted patents
- 113
- Published applications
- 82
- Assignees
- 33
- Inventors
- 170
- Latest grant
- 18 Mar 2025
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 9 |
| 2004 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 8 | 4 |
| 2006 | 5 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 6 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2015 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020 | 4 | 9 |
| 2021 | 10 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Mulch gate control lever18 Mar 2025US 12,250,899 B2Deere & Company
- Lawn mower with rear cover for selectively driving a baffle31 Dec 2024US 12,178,159 B2Greenworks (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.
- Rotary mower with cutting deck with bidirectional cutting blades24 Sep 2024US 12,096,720 B2The Toro Company
- Bulk material handling accessory for landscaping device17 Sep 2024US 12,089,539 B1
- Mulch kit control lever13 Aug 2024US 12,058,956 B2Deere & Company
- Grounds maintenance vehicle with modified cutting mechanism27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248070 A1Electric Sheep Robotics, Inc.
- Mulch plug for mow deck discharge chute for high efficiency walk-behind mowing apparatus30 Apr 2026US 2026/0114360 A1MTD Products Inc
- Mower having multi-mode cutting deck30 Oct 2025US 2025/0331454 A1MTD Products Inc
- Rotary mower with cutting deck with bidirectional cutting blades20 Mar 2025US 2025/0089613 A1
- Mowing deck assembly and outdoor power machine with mowing deck assembly13 Mar 2025US 2025/0081884 A1Greenworks (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-bladed mulching/bagging mower50US 5,205,112 AThe Toro Company · 1993
- Multiblade mulching mower47US 5,129,217 ARansomes, Inc. · 1992
- Convertible lawn mower43US 4,951,449 AThe Toro Company · 1990
- Mower having a mower deck adapted for selective mulching or non-mulching modes42US 6,609,358 B1Deere & Company · 2003
- Cordless mower including cooling air flow arrangement40US 8,429,885 B2Black & Decker Inc. · 2013