A01D 46/26
Devices for shaking trees or shrubs
Official title: Devices for shaking trees or shrubs; Fruit catching devices to be used therewith (A01D46/28 takes precedence)
A01D46/26 (Devices for shaking trees or shrubs) appears on 206 US grants and 173 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01D- Granted patents
- 206
- Published applications
- 173
- Assignees
- 84
- Inventors
- 328
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 9 | 7 |
| 2003 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4 | 10 |
| 2005 | 8 | 14 |
| 2006 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 6 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 10 |
| 2015 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 13 | 10 |
| 2017 | 8 | 12 |
| 2018 | 8 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| 2020 | 10 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 6 | 9 |
| 2023 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 |
| 2025 | 12 | 16 |
| 2026 | 3 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Fruit-harvesting machine15 Sep 2026US 12,733,588 B2Tenias Harvester S.L.
- Double-swing-rod mechanism and fruit picking machine using same10 Mar 2026US 12,568,884 B2DongGuan Koham Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Method for operating a permanently excited synchronous motor of a hand-held working device, and hand-held working device3 Mar 2026US 12,567,819 B2Andreas Stihl AG & CO.KG
- Field harvesting device for small fruits23 Dec 2025US 12,501,859 B2
- Autonomous navigation in an orchard for harvesting23 Dec 2025US 12,501,860 B2Bonsai Robotics Inc.
- 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.
- Produce harvester18 Jun 2026US 2026/0165246 A1The Regents of the University of California
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vibratory fruit harvester42US 4,286,426 AFMC Corporation · 1981
- Variable force shaker31US 4,893,459 AFMC Corporation · 1990
- Fruit harvesting device30US 5,946,896 A1999
- Mechanical harvester for tree fruits28US 6,442,920 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture · 2002
- Method and apparatus for shaking trees grown in rows24US 4,194,347 AFMC Corporation · 1980