A01D 46/08
Picking of fruits, vegetables, hops, or the like: of cotton
Official title: of cotton
A01D46/08 (Picking of fruits, vegetables, hops, or the like: of cotton) appears on 409 US grants and 236 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01D- Granted patents
- 409
- Published applications
- 236
- Assignees
- 57
- Inventors
- 430
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 1 |
| 2002 | 10 | 9 |
| 2003 | 11 | 6 |
| 2004 | 5 | 2 |
| 2005 | 9 | 20 |
| 2006 | 5 | 16 |
| 2007 | 19 | 13 |
| 2008 | 11 | 3 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 |
| 2010 | 9 | 11 |
| 2011 | 10 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 7 | 8 |
| 2014 | 4 | 11 |
| 2015 | 5 | 7 |
| 2016 | 12 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7 | 12 |
| 2018 | 4 | 14 |
| 2019 | 14 | 9 |
| 2020 | 5 | 12 |
| 2021 | 10 | 7 |
| 2022 | 12 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 9 |
| 2024 | 4 | 7 |
| 2025 | 7 | 15 |
| 2026 | 7 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- A01D 46/082With harvesters characterised by basket means105
- A01D 46/14Using lint-from-plant pickers71
- A01D 46/085Control or measuring arrangements specially adapted for cotton harvesters55
- A01D 46/12Using boll-from-plant strippers27
- A01D 46/081With harvesters characterised by transversally adjustable row units22
- A01D 46/10Pneumatically13
- A01D 46/088With harvesters characterised by the lubricant distribution systems10
- A01D 46/087Hand implements1
Recent patents
- System and method for terahertz frequency object and crop contamination and constituent detection and handling2 Jun 2026US 12,644,848 B2Deere & Company
- Cotton spindle variable barb geometry21 Apr 2026US 12,604,808 B2Deere & Company
- Accumulator cotton compress assembly21 Apr 2026US 12,604,813 B2Deere & Company
- Systems and methods for predicting material dynamics10 Mar 2026US 12,568,886 B2Deere & Company
- Beater roller configuration in a harvester vehicle10 Mar 2026US 12,568,889 B2Deere & Company
- Clutch assembly with two outputs for an agricultural harvester row unit1 Oct 2026US 2026/0293813 A1CNH Industrial America LLC
- Hydraulic control system and associated methods to control a drum and spindles of a cotton harvester24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283073 A1Deere & Company
- Apparatus to control a drum and spindles of a cotton harvester row unit24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283074 A1Deere & Company
- Airflow system for an agricultural harvester row unit10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262572 A1CNH Industrial America LLC
- Bi-directional auger for an accumulator assembly30 Jul 2026US 2026/0216983 A1CNH Industrial America LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Closed circuit video guidance system for farming vehicles and method331US 4,288,814 ATalley & Sons, Inc. · 1981
- Cotton flow monitoring system for a cotton harvester119US 4,961,304 AJ. I. Case Company · 1990
- Harvester feed rate control81US 9,681,605 B2Deere & Company · 2017
- Overload sensor for a cotton harvester unit drive57US 4,306,403 ADeere & Company · 1981
- Harvester row unit height control with electrohydraulic proportional valve structure57US 6,588,187 B2Deere & Company · 2003