A01N 3/00
Preservation of plants or parts thereof
Official title: Preservation of plants or parts thereof, e.g. inhibiting evaporation, improvement of the appearance of leaves {or protection against physical influences such as UV radiation using chemical compositions} (preservation or chemical ripening of fruit or vegetables A23B7/00); Grafting wax
A01N3/00 (Preservation of plants or parts thereof) appears on 390 US grants and 471 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A01N- Granted patents
- 390
- Published applications
- 471
- Assignees
- 307
- Inventors
- 1,072
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 10 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 5 |
| 2002 | 11 | 8 |
| 2003 | 6 | 14 |
| 2004 | 8 | 9 |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 6 | 25 |
| 2008 | 2 | 9 |
| 2009 | 2 | 14 |
| 2010 | 4 | 14 |
| 2011 | 8 | 16 |
| 2012 | 5 | 14 |
| 2013 | 18 | 21 |
| 2014 | 8 | 17 |
| 2015 | 12 | 18 |
| 2016 | 17 | 24 |
| 2017 | 12 | 32 |
| 2018 | 13 | 23 |
| 2019 | 19 | 17 |
| 2020 | 10 | 25 |
| 2021 | 7 | 29 |
| 2022 | 9 | 30 |
| 2023 | 12 | 29 |
| 2024 | 14 | 24 |
| 2025 | 13 | 27 |
| 2026 | 7 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Control of ripening and senescence in pre-harvest and post-harvest plants and plant materials by manipulating alternative oxidase activity16 Jun 2026US 12,653,181 B2Washington State University
- Stable 1-methylcyclopropene compositions and uses thereof16 Jun 2026US 12,653,182 B2Fresh Inset S.A.
- Methods for preservation of photosynthetically active cells and photosynthetic biomaterials14 Apr 2026US 12,600,938 B2Symbiox, Inc.
- Compositions and methods for pollen storage7 Apr 2026US 12,593,761 B2Monsanto Technology LLC
- Compositions and methods for differential release of 1-methylcyclopropene24 Mar 2026US 12,583,944 B2Verdant Technologies, LLC
- Edible coatings for fresh fruit6 Aug 2026US 2026/0223873 A1Dead Sea Bromine Company Ltd.
- Oxygen impermeable porphyrin photosensitizer film composition for application to plants23 Jul 2026US 2026/0206741 A1Nutrien AG Solutions (Canada) Inc.
- Compositions and methods for pollen storage16 Jul 2026US 2026/0198433 A1Monsanto Technology LLC
- Compositions and methods for differential release of 1-methylcyclopropene16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201075 A1Verdant Technologies, LLC
- Compositions and methods for differential release of 1-methylcyclopropene9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193381 A1Verdant Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of protecting biological materials from destructive reactions in the dry state130US 5,200,399 ABoyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Inc. · 1993
- Method of protecting biological materials from destructive reactions in the dry state126US 5,290,765 ABoyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Inc. · 1994
- Utilization of algae extract for the preparation of pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food or agricultural compositions125US 5,508,033 ASociete d'Engrais Composes Mineraux et Amendments · 1996
- Synthesis methods, complexes and delivery methods for the safe and convenient storage, transport and application of compounds for inhibiting the ethylene response in plants72US 6,017,849 ABiotechnologies for Horticulture, Inc. · 2000
- Method of counteracting an ethylene response in plants64US 5,518,988 ANorth Carolina State University · 1996