CPC Main Group
A01F 12/00 Parts or details of threshing apparatus (devices, other than safety devices for feeders, for protecting human beings A01D75/20, A01F21/00)
Filing statistics
CPC A01F 12/00 belongs to the parent subclass A01F, which recorded 19,742 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 925 in 2013 to 1,307 in 2023 (+41%), peaking at 2,921 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class A01 are JOHN DEERE (6,949 applications), MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY (6,297 applications) and DOW AGROSCIENCES (5,458 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
14 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A01F 12/10 Feeders
- A01F 12/18 Threshing devices
- A01F 12/30 Straw separators
- A01F 12/40 Arrangements of straw crushers or cutters
- A01F 12/42 Apparatus for removing awns from the grain
- A01F 12/44 Grain cleaners; Grain separators
- A01F 12/46 Mechanical grain conveyors
- A01F 12/48 Air conduits or blowers for grain
- A01F 12/50 Sack-filling devices; Counting or weighing devices
- A01F 12/52 Arrangements for returning unthreshed grain to the threshing device
- A01F 12/54 Arrangements for collecting or removing dust
- A01F 12/56 Driving mechanisms for the threshing parts
- A01F 12/58 Control devices; Brakes; Bearings
- A01F 12/60 Grain tanks
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class A01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- JOHN DEERE US 6,949
- MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY US 6,297
- DOW AGROSCIENCES US 5,458
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 5,296
- BAYER CROPSCIENCE DE 4,654
- PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL US 4,631
- SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS CH 4,410
- CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA US 4,128
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 3,805
- BAYER DE 3,607