Agricultural Drone Spraying Patents: Top Companies & Trends 2026
Agricultural Drone Spraying Patents: Who Is Filing, and Where the Claim Space Is Still Open
Filings nearly quadrupled from 2021 to 2024, rising 4 to 18 (+350%) as commercial spray-drone platforms moved from prototype to field deployment. Filings rose from 2 in 2017 to a peak of 20 in 2025, with the clearest complete-year growth run being 2021's 4 filings to 2024's 18 — a +350% increase. 2026 is only partially represented in the data cut-off and will fill in as later publications appear.
- 1KAREM ABE17
- 2AIR SUPPORT TECH LLC10
- 3PRECISION AI INC9
- 4EXACTO INC6
- 5JOHNSON AIRSPRAY4
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Common questions about agricultural drone spraying patents
Who holds the most patents in agricultural drone spraying?
One assignee leads the ranked field with 17 records out of 118 in scope, noticeably ahead of fifth place at 4 and tenth place at 2. That said, the top 5 assignees combined only reach 39.0% of all records, so no single company controls the field outright. The remaining 100 ranked assignees split the rest across a long tail, meaning freedom-to-operate analysis needs to look well beyond the top names.
How fast is patent filing growing in this space?
Filings rose from 4 in 2021 to 18 in 2024, a +350% increase over that three-year span, with a peak of 20 filings in 2025. Because patent publication typically lags filing by around 18 months, 2025 and especially 2026 figures are undercounts that will rise as more applications publish. Treat 2024 as the most recent year with a reasonably complete count.
Which technology areas see the densest patent claims?
Airframe and platform classes dominate: B64C (aeroplanes and helicopters) covers 49.2% of the 118 records and B64U (unmanned aerial vehicles) covers 44.9%, with B64D (aircraft equipment) at 40.7%. Spray-specific classes are comparatively lighter, with B05B (spraying and atomising) at only 8.5% and A01N (biocides and agrochemicals) at 9.3%. A single record can carry several IPC classes, so these figures overlap rather than sum to 100%.
Disclaimer. This analysis is based on Patsnap Eureka data drawn from a limited snapshot of global patent records and is provided for general information and reference only. Patent data carries inherent limitations — recent filings are under-counted because of publication lag, counts may be on a record or family basis, classification and applicant-name data may contain errors or duplicates, and the underlying search query defines the scope shown — so the analysis may be incomplete or inaccurate and may not reflect the full technology landscape.
Nothing here is an exhaustive prior-art, novelty, freedom-to-operate or validity search, nor does it constitute legal, financial or professional advice, and it should not be relied upon as such. Verify independently and review with qualified patent and legal professionals before acting on it.
Method: Filing trend and technology composition. Derived from a Patsnap search on Agricultural Drone Spraying covering 2015–2026, data cut-off 2026-07-31. Counts reflect published records only and shift as new filings publish. Every share divides by all records in scope. Data: Patsnap Eureka. See the full landscape report.