IPC Main Group
A01C 15/00 Fertiliser distributors
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- HUMAN NECESSITIES
- Class:
- AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- Subclass:
- PLANTING; SOWING; FERTILISING
Additional Content
Seeders combined with fertilising apparatus
7 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- A01C 15/02 for hand use
- A01C 15/04 using blowers
- A01C 15/06 with distributing slots
- A01C 15/12 with movable parts of the receptacle
- A01C 15/14 with means for lifting out the fertiliser
- A01C 15/16 with means for pushing out the fertiliser, e.g. by a roller
- A01C 15/18 with endless chains
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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