DIFF Main Group
A01C 5/00 Making or covering furrows or holes for sowing, planting or manuring (ploughs for making ridges A01B13/02)
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Making or covering furrows or holes for sowing, planting, or manuring
CPC: Making or covering furrows or holes for sowing, planting or manuring (ploughs for making ridges A01B13/02)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Making or covering furrows or holes for sowing, planting, or manuring
CPC:
Making or covering furrows or holes for sowing, planting or manuring (ploughs for making ridges A01B13/02)
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 4 subcodes exist in both systems.
Child Classifications
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- A01C 5/02 Hand tools for making holes for sowing, planting or manuring IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A01C 5/04 Machines for making or covering holes for sowing or planting +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A01C 5/06 Machines for making or covering drills or furrows for sowing or planting +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- A01C 5/08 Machines for both manuring and sowing or both manuring and planting 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