A01G 20/12
Apparatus for cutting sods or turfs
A01G20/12 (Apparatus for cutting sods or turfs) appears on 181 US grants and 110 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01G- Granted patents
- 181
- Published applications
- 110
- Assignees
- 61
- Inventors
- 169
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 6 | 9 |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 |
| 2006 | 5 | 6 |
| 2007 | 6 | 4 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 8 |
| 2014 | 4 | 7 |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 7 |
| 2018 | 8 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 8 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Sod harvester and method for automatically rolling up a slab of sod14 Apr 2026US 12,599,068 B2Erik Hendriks Holding B.V.
- Sod harvesting systems and related methods17 Mar 2026US 12,575,510 B21045929 Ontario Limited
- Sod roll forming mechanism6 Jan 2026US 12,514,172 B2FireFly Automatix, Inc.
- Sod handling apparatus15 Jul 2025US 12,356,902 B21045929 Ontario Limited
- Sod harvesting systems with slab length adjustability17 Jun 2025US 12,329,073 B21045929 Ontario Limited
- Sod harvester and method for automatically rolling up a slab of sod21 May 2026US 2026/0137037 A1Erik Henriks Holding B.V.
- Sod harvester with roller conveyor19 Dec 2024US 2024/0415076 A11045929 Ontario Limited
- Sod handling apparatus26 Sep 2024US 2024/0315180 A11045929 Ontario Limited
- A Sod Harvester and Method for Automatically Rolling up a Slab of Sod15 Feb 2024US 2024/0049656 A1Erik Henriks Holding B.V.
- Method of removing synthetic turf and sythetic turf removal attachment2 Nov 2023US 2023/0345886 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Machine for handling artificial turf or the like51US 4,084,763 AFrank J. Zamboni & Co. · 1978
- Sod cutting and stacking machine36US 4,294,316 A1981
- Sod harvesting apparatus36US 4,966,239 ATiger Industries, Inc. · 1990
- Spiker blade32US 3,939,917 AThe Toro Company · 1976
- Modular synthetic grass turf assembly32US 7,273,642 B2Fieldturf Tarkett Inc. · 2007