A01C PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING (parts, details or accessories of agricultural machines or implements, in general A01B51/00 - A01B75/00)
Introduced: September 1968
Description
Subclass A01C covers machinery, devices, and methods for planting seeds, sowing crops, and applying fertilizers to soil. This includes mechanical seeders, planters, drills, transplanters, and equipment for distributing fertilizers, manure, or soil amendments. Technologies for precision agriculture, seed spacing control, and depth adjustment mechanisms fall within this scope, as do implements drawn by animals or tractors for large-scale agricultural operations. Related classification A01B addresses primary soil preparation (ploughing, tilling), while A01D covers harvesting and post-harvest processing.
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING
CPC: PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING (parts, details or accessories of agricultural machines or implements, in general A01B51/00 - A01B75/00)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING
PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING (parts, details or accessories of agricultural machines or implements, in general A01B51/00 - A01B75/00)
Additional Content IPC
Parts, details or accessories of agricultural machines or implements, in general
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 13 subcodes exist in both systems.
2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- A01C 1/00 Apparatus, or methods of use thereof, for testing or treating seed, roots, or the like, prior to sowing or planting +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A01C 13/00 Machines or apparatus for consolidating soil around plants IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A01C 14/00 Methods or apparatus for planting not provided for in other groups of this subclass since 2006 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A01C 19/00 Arrangements for driving working parts of fertilisers or seeders IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A01C 23/00 Distributing devices specially adapted for liquid manure or other fertilising liquid, including ammonia, e.g. transport tanks or sprinkling wagons +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A01C 5/00 Making or covering furrows or holes for sowing, planting or manuring (ploughs for making ridges A01B13/02) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class A01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 6,725
- JOHN DEERE US 6,555
- MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY US 6,280
- DOW AGROSCIENCES US 5,260
- BASF (BADISCHE ANILIN & SODA FABRIK) DE 5,106
- PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL US 4,609
- KUBOTA CORPORATION 4,458
- SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS CH 4,341
- BAYER CROPSCIENCE DE 4,305
- CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA US 4,024
Top Applicants (CPC)
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