Company patents

Ag Leader Technology

Ag Leader Technology, while maintaining a strong focus on its core "Harvesting & Mowing" category (34.2% of its portfolio), surprisingly shows a significant emerging interest in "Length / Distance Measurement," which saw a 150.0% YoY growth in 2025, and "Industrial & Autonomous Control," growing 100.0% in 2025, indicating a strategic pivot towards advanced manufacturing and automation technologies beyond traditional agricultural machinery.

Patent Trend by Technology Area

Yearly patent publications since 2023

Product themes

Product-level themes inferred from filings since 2023, with category chips showing where each theme appears. Select a theme to filter the patents below.

76 US filings (since 2023) · 12 categories · 10 themes

Machine Vision for Crop & Field Analysis

Utilizing optical sensors and image processing to detect, classify, and analyze crops, terrain features, or harvested material to inform automated machine actions and decision-making.

Harvesting & Mowing
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40since 2023
+22.2%YoY
Advanced Harvesting & Mowing Tool Design

Innovations in the mechanical design and functionality of cutting, collecting, or processing components directly interacting with crops or ground cover.

Harvesting & Mowing
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24since 2023
+16.7%YoY
Post-Harvest Material Handling & Quality

Technologies for efficiently collecting, conveying, separating, and managing harvested materials, including quality control, blending for desired parameters, and processing of biomass.

Harvesting & Mowing
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20since 2023
+50.0%YoY
Horticultural Sensing & Analyticsfiltered

Technologies for monitoring plant health and environmental conditions using optical, chemical, or physical sensors, combined with data processing and informatics to provide insights and optimize cultivation workflows.

Horticulture & Forestry
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8since 2023
+50.0%YoY
Advanced Steering Control

Electronic, hydraulic, or steer-by-wire systems that precisely control vehicle direction, often incorporating feedback loops, compensation, and adaptation for various driving conditions or vehicle types.

Vehicle Steering & Bodies
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6since 2023
+200.0%YoY
Magnetic Position Sensing

Methods and devices that determine the position, angle, or distance of an object by detecting changes in magnetic fields or inductive coupling.

Length / Distance MeasurementMeasurement (Non-specific)
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3since 2023
+100.0%YoY
Trailer & Towing Management

Technologies for safely and efficiently connecting, stabilizing, and maneuvering trailers, including hitch mechanisms, load sensing, and trailer-specific steering or stabilization.

Vehicle Steering & Bodies
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3since 2023
new
Automated Visual Inspection

Systems that employ imaging and image processing to automatically detect defects, verify states, or ensure quality control in manufactured goods, printed materials, or industrial processes.

Pictorial / Video Communications
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3since 2023
new
Sensor Calibration & Compensation

Systems and methods designed to improve the accuracy, reliability, or operational range of sensors and electronic components by measuring temperature and applying corrections or adjustments.

Measurement (Non-specific)
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1since 2023
new
Adaptive Machine Operation & Control

Dynamically adjusting machine parameters such as cutting height, travel speed, or power output in response to real-time environmental conditions, crop characteristics, or operational goals.

Harvesting & Mowing
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1since 2023
new

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