A01F
Processing of harvested produce
Official title: PROCESSING OF HARVESTED PRODUCE; HAY OR STRAW PRESSES; DEVICES FOR STORING AGRICULTURAL OR HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE (devices for topping or skinning onions or flower bulbs A23N15/08)
A01F (Processing of harvested produce) appears on 5,168 US grants and 3,864 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01F- Granted patents
- 5,168
- Published applications
- 3,864
- Assignees
- 949
- Inventors
- 5,163
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 71 | 0 |
| 1977 | 77 | 0 |
| 1978 | 65 | 0 |
| 1979 | 81 | 0 |
| 1980 | 83 | 0 |
| 1981 | 104 | 0 |
| 1982 | 74 | 0 |
| 1983 | 74 | 0 |
| 1984 | 83 | 0 |
| 1985 | 93 | 0 |
| 1986 | 75 | 0 |
| 1987 | 82 | 0 |
| 1988 | 77 | 0 |
| 1989 | 65 | 0 |
| 1990 | 82 | 0 |
| 1991 | 72 | 0 |
| 1992 | 68 | 0 |
| 1993 | 72 | 0 |
| 1994 | 60 | 0 |
| 1995 | 79 | 0 |
| 1996 | 68 | 0 |
| 1997 | 40 | 0 |
| 1998 | 84 | 0 |
| 1999 | 83 | 0 |
| 2000 | 86 | 0 |
| 2001 | 64 | 22 |
| 2002 | 79 | 90 |
| 2003 | 90 | 79 |
| 2004 | 81 | 89 |
| 2005 | 77 | 92 |
| 2006 | 81 | 110 |
| 2007 | 72 | 78 |
| 2008 | 74 | 88 |
| 2009 | 57 | 95 |
| 2010 | 70 | 100 |
| 2011 | 80 | 80 |
| 2012 | 79 | 124 |
| 2013 | 73 | 106 |
| 2014 | 89 | 160 |
| 2015 | 131 | 155 |
| 2016 | 131 | 240 |
| 2017 | 155 | 213 |
| 2018 | 200 | 231 |
| 2019 | 240 | 253 |
| 2020 | 221 | 270 |
| 2021 | 222 | 253 |
| 2022 | 171 | 212 |
| 2023 | 181 | 205 |
| 2024 | 185 | 228 |
| 2025 | 201 | 173 |
| 2026 | 166 | 118 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- A01F 15/00Baling presses for straw, hay or the like2,358
- A01F 12/00Parts or details of threshing apparatus1,465
- A01F 25/00Storing agricultural or horticultural produce696
- A01F 29/00Cutting apparatus specially adapted for cutting hay, straw or the like621
- A01F 7/00Threshing apparatus390
- A01F 11/00Threshing apparatus specially adapted for maize109
- A01F 17/00Straw conveyors for threshing machines or baling presses27
- A01F 21/00Devices for protecting human beings for threshing machines or baling presses19
All 14 main groupsShow fewer
- A01F 5/00Hand-operated implements for threshing7
- A01F 2009/00Threshing machines with flailsIndexing code4
- A01F 1/00Stationary apparatus or hand tools for forming or binding straw, hay or2
- A01F 3/00Hand-operated implements for cutting-up straw, hay or the like1
- A01F 13/00Hand-operated baling apparatus0
- A01F 19/00Devices for securing threshing machines or baling presses to the ground0
Recent patents
- Weed seed destruction with rotor and stator where the discharge is axially spaced from the inlet6 Oct 2026US 12,751,359 B2Tritana Intellectual Property Ltd.
- Predictive biomass map generation and control6 Oct 2026US 12,751,362 B2Deere & Company
- Agricultural vehicle with floating guidance plate6 Oct 2026US 12,751,371 B2CNH Industrial America LLC
- Variable speed drive for chaff mill of combine harvester6 Oct 2026US 12,751,372 B2CNH Industrial America LLC
- Feed roll drive for agricultural harvester thresher6 Oct 2026US 12,751,373 B2CNH Industrial Belgium N. V.
- Round baler implement with bale film welding8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305533 A1Deere & Company
- Anti-buildup system for rollers on a round baler8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305534 A1Deere & Company
- Bin vent apparatus and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305535 A1Grain Processing Corporation
- Food processing systems and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307288 A1Proex Food, LLC
- Multiple bale receiving system for bale processor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307914 A1Marcrest Manufacturing Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and system for automated tracing of an agricultural product182US 6,671,698 B2Deere & Company · 2003
- Control process and device for the movements of a part, and their use in a hay gathering machine134US 4,602,560 AElectromeca S.A. · 1986
- Flow metering device113US 4,765,190 AFord New Holland, Inc. · 1988
- Method and system for automated tracing of an agricultural product111US 6,691,135 B2Deere & Company · 2004
- Weed and volunteer crop seed destruction108US 8,152,610 B2Grains Research and Development Corporation · 2012