CPC Main Group
A01F 25/00 Storing agricultural or horticultural produce; Hanging-up harvested fruit (maturing fruit A23N15/06; arrangements in barns for preparatory treatment of tobacco A24B1/02; packing or storing hops C12C3/04)
Filing statistics
CPC A01F 25/00 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
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A01F 25/02 Clamps; Pits
- A01F 25/04 Stacks, ricks or the like
- A01F 25/12 Racks for drying purposes
- A01F 25/13 Coverings (A01F25/14 takes precedence)
- A01F 25/14 Containers specially adapted for storing
- A01F 25/16 Arrangements in forage silos
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