Autonomous Tractor Precision Farming Patent Snapshot
The autonomous tractor precision farming patent corpus is highly concentrated, with a single applicant — AGXEED HLDG BV — holding the dominant position across a corpus of 23 patent families. Annual filing volume peaked in 2019 and has since eased, placing the field in a post-peak phase with limited new entrants apparent in the filing record.
AGXEED HLDG BV dominates a highly concentrated corpus
AGXEED HLDG BV leads the applicant ranking with 21 patent families, making it the defining filer in this space by a wide margin. The second-ranked filer, VAIBHAV LAXMAN DHASAL (DIRECTOR), holds 1 patent family.
The top five filers collectively account for 100% of the ranked applicants visible in this query’ combined total, signalling an extreme concentration with effectively no competitive second tier. The gap between the leader and all other applicants is structurally large.
| # | Applicant | Patent families | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AGXEED HLDG BV | 21 | |
| 2 | VAIBHAV LAXMAN DHASAL (DIRECTOR) | 1 |
AGXEED HLDG BV’s position implies that the foundational IP in autonomous soil-working tractor technology is tightly held by one entity, raising freedom-to-operate considerations for any new entrant and suggesting that licensing or design-around strategies would be the primary routes into this space.
Filings from approximately the last 18–24 months may be under-counted due to standard patent publication lag and should not be interpreted as reflecting final activity levels. Longer-window growth, applicant concentration, and technology-route coverage are therefore more reliable signals than the latest-year bar alone.
A 2019 filing peak followed by eased annual volume; soil-working dominates the technology mix
The annual filing trend reveals a sharp burst of activity in 2019, followed by reduced annual volumes in subsequent years. The technology composition is overwhelmingly anchored in soil-working and harvesting functions, with a small tail of control and safety branches.
Annual filing trend
Filings peaked sharply in 2019 with 12 families recorded that year, then fell back with subsequent years showing lower single-digit or zero counts. The most recent 18–24 months should be read cautiously given publication lag, but the overall trajectory is consistent with a field that has passed its initial surge of foundational patent activity.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaTechnology composition
A01B (soil working in agriculture) accounts for all 23 records and is the structural core of this corpus. A01D (harvesting and mowing) and B60P (load handling vehicles) appear as secondary branches, while B60W (hybrid/joint vehicle control), G05D (control of non-electric variables), H04L (digital information transmission), and A63B each contribute only one or two records, indicating sparse coverage in those adjacent branches.
↗ Hover for values · click a bar to ask EurekaHighly cited patent families surfaced by the query
Citation-heavy patent families returned by the query. Use this section as citation context, not as a curated list of the most topic-specific patents.
A method to cultivate a piece of farmland with an …
The invention pertains to a method for cultivation of a piece of farmland using a permanently unmanned autonomous tractor, which tractor has an engine to propel the said tractor to enable performing an agricultural operation to attain said cultivation of the piece of farmland, the method comprising generating a cultivation plan for the piece of farmland… (excerpt from the patent abstract)
| # | Patent | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autonomous tractor and method to cultivate farmlan… | 18 |
| 2 | Autonomous tractor and method to cultivate farmlan… | 13 |
| 3 | Autonomous tractor and method to cultivate farmlan… | 3 |
| 4 | A method to cultivate a piece of farmland with an … | 1 |
| 5 | Autonomous tractor and method to cultivate farmlan… | 1 |
| 6 | Autonomous Tractor and Method to Cultivate Farmlan… | 1 |
| 7 | Autonomous tractor and method to cultivate farmlan… | 1 |
Ranked by total forward citations. Citation counts favour older and broadly cited patent families, and broad or adjacent patents may appear when they match the search scope. Treat this section as citation context, not as a curated list of the most topic-specific patents. Some patent titles may be shown in their original, non-English language where an accurate translation could not be guaranteed.
Assignee snapshot from the current evidence set
The applicants below are visible in this query result. Because the evidence set is relatively small, read this section as a directional snapshot rather than a full competitive ranking.
AGXEED HLDG BV
AGXEED HLDG BV holds 21 patent families, making it the effective owner of the autonomous tractor precision farming IP landscape as currently scoped. Its technology emphasis centers on A01B 69 (soil working, 19 families), A01D 75 (harvesting and mowing, 5 families), and F16P 3 (machine safety devices, 5 families). Applicant momentum data shows a ‘new entrant’ trajectory, consistent with a company that filed heavily in a concentrated burst rather than maintaining a multi-decade presence.
families: 21VAIBHAV LAXMAN DHASAL (DIRECTOR)
The second-ranked filer holds 1 patent family, with technology coverage spanning A01B 59 and A01B 69 (soil working) and A63B 22 (sports and gymnastics equipment). The inclusion of A63B 22 alongside agriculture codes is an unusual cross-class combination that may reflect a broad-claim drafting strategy or a multi-application invention. No momentum trend data is available beyond the single-family count.
families: 1Frequently asked questions
The corpus in scope contains 23 patent families, making this a relatively small and specialized filing space concentrated around a single visible applicant.
AGXEED HLDG BV leads with 21 patent families, representing the overwhelming majority of the corpus. The second-ranked filer holds only 1 patent family.
Europe (EPO) leads with 9 patent records, followed by WIPO PCT at 6, the United States at 4, Australia at 3, and India at 1. The use of the PCT route indicates an intent to secure coverage across multiple jurisdictions from a single application.
The field is classified as post-peak. Annual filings peaked in 2019 and have eased since. This pattern is consistent with foundational claiming having largely concluded, though publication lag means the most recent 18–24 months of data may not yet be fully represented.
No co-applicant or co-filing relationships are recorded in the available evidence. The corpus reflects single-entity IP development with no visible academic or industry-partnership filings.
B60W (hybrid/joint vehicle control) and H04L (digital information transmission) each have only 1–2 records, compared to 23 for the visible A01B (soil working) branch. G05D (control of non-electric variables) also sits at 2 records. These branches represent areas of relative sparsity and may offer entry points for applicants with complementary expertise in powertrain control or agricultural connectivity.
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