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THE TORO CO

Overview
  • Total Patents
    203
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    7,854
  • Filing trend
    ⇧ 85.0%
About

THE TORO CO has a total of 203 patent applications. It increased the IP activity by 85.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1997. It filed its patents most often in United States, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and Australia. Its main competitors in its focus markets agriculture, transport and control are PELLENC (Société Anonyme), SERRAT ALCAY JOSE and STIGA S P A IN BREVE ANCHE ST S P A.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing THE TORO COs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Frick Alexander Steven 21
#2 Kraft Jason Thomas 15
#3 Gust Jackie R 14
#4 Wright Iii James T 11
#5 Ingvalson Ryan Douglas 11
#6 Wadzinski Chris A 11
#7 Renquist Steven C 10
#8 Trinidad Daniel 8
#9 Porter Todd A 8
#10 Azure John P 8

Latest patents

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US2020282418A1 Drop spreader chutes, drop spreader assemblies, spreading vehicles, and related methods
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