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CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.

CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd. shows a surprising shift away from core agricultural and sensing technologies, with categories like Material & Chemical Analysis and Radar / Sonar / Lidar experiencing significant declines of -100.0% and -100.0% respectively in 2026 so far, after consistent drops in prior years. Conversely, while small, their focus on Packaging Machines saw a remarkable 200.0% growth in 2025, suggesting an emerging, albeit niche, interest in manufacturing automation.

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.

137 US filings (since 2023) · 12 categories · 9 themes

Precision Dosing & Targeted Spraying

Systems and methods for accurately controlling the volume, location, and characteristics of sprayed fluids, often involving sensors, feedback, or specific nozzle geometries for precise application.

Flow / Volume Measurement
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47since 2023
-50.0%YoY
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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33since 2023
-81.2%YoY
Automated Plant Handling

Robotic or mechanized systems designed for mass production indoor planting, including automated movement of plant pots, work vehicles, and material handling in horticultural settings.

Horticulture & Forestry
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29since 2023
-40.0%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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26since 2023
-18.2%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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16since 2023
+40.0%YoY
Plant Support Structures

Physical frameworks, devices, and modular systems designed to provide structural support for plants, manage root growth, or optimize the physical layout of cultivation beds and greenhouses.

Horticulture & Forestry
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4since 2023
n/a
Sensor-based Environment Perceptionfiltered

Techniques and hardware for autonomous systems to gather and interpret data about their surroundings, including obstacle detection, object recognition, and depth estimation, to inform control decisions.

Computer Vision
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3since 2023
new
Automated Product Conveyance

Systems and mechanisms designed for the automated movement, feeding, transfer, and destacking of products or packaging materials within a packaging line, often utilizing various types of conveyors and actuators.

Packaging Machines
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2since 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
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Patents

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Sensor-based Environment Perception
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US 12622339 B2GRANTED
A01B79/00

Agricultural systems and methods for monitoring field conditions

Filed:2023-07-07Pub:2026-05-12
Applicant:CNH Industrial America LLC

A system for monitoring field conditions includes a sensor arm pivotably coupled proximate its first end to an agricultural implement and proximate its second end to a sensor configured to generate data indicative of a field condition. Moreover, the system includes an actuator configured to actuate the sensor arm relative to the agricultural implement such that a field of view of the sensor is directed towards a first lateral region of the aft portion of the field when the sensor arm is in a first position and a second lateral region of the aft portion of the field when the sensor arm is in a second position. Additionally, the system includes a computing system configured to control an operation of the actuator to actuate the sensor arm, receive the data generated by the sensor, and determine the field condition of at least the first and second lateral regions.

US 20250008862 A1APPLICATION
A01B79/00

AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING FIELD CONDITIONS

Filed:2023-07-07Pub:2025-01-09
Applicant:CNH Industrial America LLC

A system for monitoring field conditions includes a sensor arm pivotably coupled proximate its first end to an agricultural implement and proximate its second end to a sensor configured to generate data indicative of a field condition. Moreover, the system includes an actuator configured to actuate the sensor arm relative to the agricultural implement such that a field of view of the sensor is directed towards a first lateral region of the aft portion of the field when the sensor arm is in a first position and a second lateral region of the aft portion of the field when the sensor arm is in a second position. Additionally, the system includes a computing system configured to control an operation of the actuator to actuate the sensor arm, receive the data generated by the sensor, and determine the field condition of at least the first and second lateral regions.

US 11854218 B2GRANTED
G06T7/50

Systems and methods for terrain variation detection

Filed:2021-02-12Pub:2023-12-26
Applicant:CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.

In one aspect, a method for detecting terrain variations within a field includes receiving one or more images depicting an imaged portion of an agricultural field. The method also includes classifying a portion of the plurality of pixels that are associated with soil within the imaged portion of the agricultural field as soil pixels with each soil pixel being associated with a respective pixel height. Additionally, the method includes identifying each soil pixel having a pixel height that exceeds a height threshold as a candidate ridge pixel and each soil pixel having a pixel height that is less than a depth threshold as a candidate valley pixel. The method further includes determining whether a ridge or a valley is present within the imaged portion of the agricultural field based at least in part on the candidate ridge pixels or the candidate valley pixels.

US 20220262021 A1APPLICATION
G06T7/50

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TERRAIN VARIATION DETECTION

Filed:2021-02-12Pub:2022-08-18
Applicant:CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.

In one aspect, a method for detecting terrain variations within a field includes receiving one or more images depicting an imaged portion of an agricultural field. The method also includes classifying a portion of the plurality of pixels that are associated with soil within the imaged portion of the agricultural field as soil pixels with each soil pixel being associated with a respective pixel height. Additionally, the method includes identifying each soil pixel having a pixel height that exceeds a height threshold as a candidate ridge pixel and each soil pixel having a pixel height that is less than a depth threshold as a candidate valley pixel. The method further includes determining whether a ridge or a valley is present within the imaged portion of the agricultural field based at least in part on the candidate ridge pixels or the candidate valley pixels.

US 11369054 B2GRANTED
A01B63/111

Smart sensor system for seeding implement

Filed:2019-06-26Pub:2022-06-28
Applicant:CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.

An agricultural planting or seeding implement that includes a ground engaging tool that forms a trench in a field. The ground engaging tool includes a blade that forms the trench. A first conduit couples to the blade. The first conduit deposits agricultural product in the field. A sensor couples to the ground engaging tool. The sensor generates a signal indicative of a soil property of the field.

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