A01D 46/00
Picking of fruits, vegetables, hops, or the like
Official title: Picking of fruits, vegetables, hops, or the like; Devices for shaking trees or shrubs
A01D46/00 (Picking of fruits, vegetables, hops, or the like) appears on 1,264 US grants and 954 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01D- Granted patents
- 1,264
- Published applications
- 954
- Assignees
- 433
- Inventors
- 2,057
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 28 | 0 |
| 1977 | 18 | 0 |
| 1978 | 19 | 0 |
| 1979 | 21 | 0 |
| 1980 | 30 | 0 |
| 1981 | 37 | 0 |
| 1982 | 26 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 22 | 0 |
| 1985 | 25 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 24 | 0 |
| 1989 | 24 | 0 |
| 1990 | 37 | 0 |
| 1991 | 30 | 0 |
| 1992 | 20 | 0 |
| 1993 | 24 | 0 |
| 1994 | 24 | 0 |
| 1995 | 36 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 3 |
| 2002 | 23 | 21 |
| 2003 | 17 | 15 |
| 2004 | 13 | 21 |
| 2005 | 25 | 47 |
| 2006 | 15 | 32 |
| 2007 | 23 | 23 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 |
| 2009 | 15 | 18 |
| 2010 | 28 | 38 |
| 2011 | 17 | 31 |
| 2012 | 14 | 15 |
| 2013 | 16 | 21 |
| 2014 | 13 | 34 |
| 2015 | 13 | 23 |
| 2016 | 40 | 38 |
| 2017 | 25 | 35 |
| 2018 | 30 | 48 |
| 2019 | 37 | 50 |
| 2020 | 34 | 46 |
| 2021 | 30 | 65 |
| 2022 | 48 | 75 |
| 2023 | 37 | 65 |
| 2024 | 42 | 54 |
| 2025 | 57 | 76 |
| 2026 | 41 | 45 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A01D 46/08Picking of fruits, vegetables, hops, or the like: of cotton409
- A01D 46/24Devices for picking apples or like fruit239
- A01D 46/28Vintaging machines, i.e. grape harvesting machines214
- A01D 46/26Devices for shaking trees or shrubs206
- A01D 46/30Robotic devices for individually picking crops178
- A01D 46/005Picking or shaking pneumatically54
- A01D 46/20Platforms with lifting and lowering devices39
- A01D 46/22Baskets or bags attachable to the picker28
Recent patents
- End effector for harvesting plants6 Oct 2026US 12,751,369 B2Automated Harvesting Solutions, LLC
- Autonomous system for automatic picking and boxing of fruits and method of maneuvering same29 Sep 2026US 12,745,708 B2Metomotion Ltd.
- Automated inspection of crops29 Sep 2026US 12,747,050 B2Harvest CROO, LLC
- Fruit-harvesting machine15 Sep 2026US 12,733,588 B2Tenias Harvester S.L.
- Greenhouse automatic vine dropping robot and vine dropping method15 Sep 2026US 12,733,599 B2Shandong Agricultural University
- Autonomous Machine for Orchard and Agricultural Operations1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293790 A1Bonsai Robotics Inc.
- Autonomous Machine for Orchard and Agricultural Operations1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293791 A1Bonsai Robotics Inc.
- Autonomous Machine for Orchard and Agricultural Operations1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293809 A1Bonsai Robotics Inc.
- Autonomous Machine for Orchard and Agricultural Operations1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293810 A1Bonsai Robotics Inc.
- Clutch assembly with two outputs for an agricultural harvester row unit1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293813 A1CNH Industrial America LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- System and method for performing mobile robotic work operations478US 5,974,348 A1999
- Highly automated agricultural production system352US 4,015,366 AAdvanced Decision Handling, Inc. · 1977
- Closed circuit video guidance system for farming vehicles and method331US 4,288,814 ATalley & Sons, Inc. · 1981
- Robot tractors246US 4,482,960 ADiffracto Ltd. · 1984
- Cotton flow monitoring system for a cotton harvester119US 4,961,304 AJ. I. Case Company · 1990