Mowers convertible to apparatus for purposes other than mowing; Mowers capable of performing operations other than mowing

Introduced: January 2000

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: HUMAN NECESSITIES
Class:: AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
Subclass:: HARVESTING; MOWING

Filing statistics

IPC A01D 42/00 belongs to the parent subclass A01D, which recorded 120,447 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 6,990 in 2013 to 11,228 in 2023 (+61%), peaking at 14,497 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class A01 are CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (6,725 applications), JOHN DEERE (6,555 applications) and MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY (6,280 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Related Keywords

MOWERS convertible to apparatus for other purposes

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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A01D 42/02 Raking
A01D 42/04 Soil working
A01D 42/06 Sweeping or cleaning lawns or other surfaces

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