Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Deere & Company

8,417Patents
5,168Active
8,417Granted
59Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jul 16, 1971 → Jan 22, 2025 · 1,005 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6492785B1 Variable current limit control for vehicle electric drive system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,578 Expired
USD854032S1 Display screen with a graphical user interface General 837 Active
US7894951B2 Systems and methods for switching between autonomous and manual operation of a vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 326 Active
US7362738B2 Method and system for delivering information to a user Electricity 255 Expired
US8392065B2 Leader-follower semi-autonomous vehicle with operator on side Physics 227 Active
US6671698B2 Method and system for automated tracing of an agricultural product Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 179 Expired
US4009668A Planter apparatus and method for planting Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 179 Expired
US6038500A Computer/bus message system for vehicle drive control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 171 Expired
US7194413B2 Method of providing localized information from a single global transformation source Physics 165 Expired
US5170909A Vacuum seed meter Human Necessities 165 Expired
US6999877B1 Method and system of evaluating performance of a crop Physics 161 Expired
US9098080B2 Systems and methods for switching between autonomous and manual operation of a vehicle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 158 Active
US8738238B2 Coordination of vehicle movement in a field Physics 152 Active
US8020657B2 Systems and methods for obstacle avoidance Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 151 Active
US6434462B1 GPS control of a tractor-towed implement Physics 145 Expired
US5092255A Seed boot extension Human Necessities 144 Expired
US7248968B2 Obstacle detection using stereo vision Physics 134 Expired
US5857329A One-piece combined muffler exhaust outlet and exhaust gas deflector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 130 Expired
US5586033A Control system with neural network trained as general and local models Human Necessities 128 Expired
US4785890A Ground-driven rotary row cleaner Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 127 Expired
US8340438B2 Automated tagging for landmark identification Physics 126 Active
US6584390B2 System for measuring the amount of crop to be harvested Human Necessities 124 Expired
USD730393S1 Display screen or portion thereof with icon General 124 Active
US8195342B2 Distributed knowledge base for vehicular localization and work-site management Physics 118 Active
US8321365B2 Horticultural knowledge base for managing yards and gardens Physics 117 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.