A01G 9/12
Supports for plants
Official title: Supports for plants; Trellis for strawberries or the like (stays for trees, props for vines A01G17/14)
A01G9/12 (Supports for plants) appears on 429 US grants and 534 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01G- Granted patents
- 429
- Published applications
- 534
- Assignees
- 185
- Inventors
- 855
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 2 |
| 2002 | 19 | 9 |
| 2003 | 4 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11 | 15 |
| 2006 | 6 | 20 |
| 2007 | 4 | 9 |
| 2008 | 5 | 18 |
| 2009 | 8 | 16 |
| 2010 | 9 | 19 |
| 2011 | 9 | 17 |
| 2012 | 14 | 17 |
| 2013 | 9 | 20 |
| 2014 | 5 | 17 |
| 2015 | 8 | 22 |
| 2016 | 11 | 22 |
| 2017 | 9 | 46 |
| 2018 | 17 | 44 |
| 2019 | 24 | 28 |
| 2020 | 16 | 34 |
| 2021 | 16 | 27 |
| 2022 | 15 | 24 |
| 2023 | 13 | 27 |
| 2024 | 17 | 28 |
| 2025 | 19 | 25 |
| 2026 | 10 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Greenhouse automatic vine dropping robot and vine dropping method15 Sep 2026US 12,733,599 B2Shandong Agricultural University
- Method for supporting a plant25 Aug 2026US 12,714,034 B2
- Plant container suspension device11 Aug 2026US 12,702,094 B2
- Vegetable support apparatus11 Aug 2026US 12,702,095 B2
- Articulable multi-arm plant support30 Jun 2026US 12,667,062 B1
- Automatic support stick insertion system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0283080 A1CENZ Automation Co. Ltd.
- Clip device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0262577 A1CENZ Automation Co. Ltd.
- Adjustable vine crop support device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0248081 A1
- Plant tether13 Aug 2026US 2026/0231871 A1
- Staple23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206693 A1Max Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-purpose turf stake and combination turf stake and frame construction assembly81US 5,881,495 ARoll-Tech, Inc. · 1999
- Ribbed plant support poles77US 5,349,780 A1994
- Stalk support for flowers60US 5,542,209 A1996
- Plant watering and feeding stake59US 4,745,706 A1988
- Resilient fastening clip for plants58US 6,378,175 B1Doorframer, Inc. · 2002