A01D 87/12
Loaders for sheaves, stacks or bales
A01D87/12 (Loaders for sheaves, stacks or bales) appears on 410 US grants and 208 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01D- Granted patents
- 410
- Published applications
- 208
- Assignees
- 109
- Inventors
- 592
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 20 | 0 |
| 1977 | 25 | 0 |
| 1978 | 20 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 18 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 9 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 5 | 10 |
| 2005 | 6 | 10 |
| 2006 | 6 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 5 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 15 |
| 2010 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 7 | 9 |
| 2012 | 5 | 11 |
| 2013 | 10 | 8 |
| 2014 | 5 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 |
| 2016 | 8 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 10 |
| 2018 | 6 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 | 9 |
| 2020 | 9 | 11 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 |
| 2022 | 12 | 14 |
| 2023 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026 | 8 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Bale feeder with elevator platform25 Aug 2026US 12,714,026 B2Profile Products L.L.C.
- Bale slicer bucket, mounting method, and assembly9 Jun 2026US 12,648,524 B1Russell Creek Engineering, LLC
- Side loading a hay bale2 Jun 2026US 12,642,182 B2Pomme de Terre River Valley Products and Consulting, LLC
- Truck bed loader21 Apr 2026US 12,604,811 B1
- Method and apparatus for loader positioning and load handling using vision system21 Apr 2026US 12,606,089 B2Deere & Company
- Method for picking up crop bales23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206669 A1Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH
- Utility Vehicle Hay Fork Attachment Device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206684 A1
- Method of controlling the movement of a bale mover in a working area16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198399 A1Vermeer Manufacturing Company
- Bale movers16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198426 A1Vermeer Manufacturing Company
- Hay Bale RFID Reader Antenna Configuration19 Feb 2026US 2026/0047529 A1AGCO Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Spear-type tractor-attached hay bale pickup device54US 4,120,405 AFour Star Corporation · 1978
- Bale loader and shredder51US 3,999,674 AInternational Harvester Company · 1976
- Dispersing machine for large bales46US 4,524,916 AFinn Corporation · 1985
- Bale loader, handler and feeder44US 4,789,289 A1988
- Materials handling device40US 4,325,666 A1982