TORO CO has a total of 762 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 1971. It filed its patents most often in United States, Australia and Canada. Its main competitors in its focus markets agriculture, machines and civil engineering are PELLENC (Société Anonyme), HAHN INC and ALLEGRETTI & CO.
# | Country | Total Patents | |
---|---|---|---|
#1 | United States | 464 | |
#2 | Australia | 47 | |
#3 | Canada | 44 | |
#4 | WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) | 42 | |
#5 | EPO (European Patent Office) | 36 | |
#6 | France | 24 | |
#7 | Germany | 23 | |
#8 | United Kingdom | 17 | |
#9 | Japan | 16 | |
#10 | Italy | 6 | |
#11 | Denmark | 5 | |
#12 | Norway | 5 | |
#13 | Sweden | 5 | |
#14 | New Zealand | 4 | |
#15 | South Africa | 4 | |
#16 | Finland | 3 | |
#17 | Republic of Korea | 3 | |
#18 | Netherlands | 3 | |
#19 | Belgium | 2 | |
#20 | Switzerland | 2 | |
#21 | Austria | 1 | |
#22 | Brazil | 1 | |
#23 | China | 1 | |
#24 | Spain | 1 | |
#25 | Ireland | 1 | |
#26 | Israel | 1 | |
#27 | Mexico | 1 |
# | Industry | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Agriculture | |
#2 | Machines | |
#3 | Civil engineering | |
#4 | Control | |
#5 | Environmental technology |
# | Technology | |
---|---|---|
#1 | Harvesting | |
#2 | Horticulture | |
#3 | Spraying devices | |
#4 | Unspecified technologies | |
#5 | Unspecified technologies | |
#6 | Street cleaning | |
#7 | Crop agriculture | |
#8 | Control or regulating systems | |
#9 | Climate change adaptation technologies | |
#10 | Planting |
# | Name | Total Patents |
---|---|---|
#1 | Hunter Edwin J | 59 |
#2 | Thorud Richard A | 39 |
#3 | Comer Robert C | 38 |
#4 | Goman Gerald E | 25 |
#5 | Scherbring David J | 25 |
#6 | Lonn Dana R | 24 |
#7 | Kakuk Jay J | 24 |
#8 | Friberg Nathan J | 21 |
#9 | Tillotson Henry B | 20 |
#10 | Petersen Walter J | 20 |
Publication | Filing date | Title |
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WO2016118610A1 | Reel mower having bidirectional turf groomer capable of left or right hand drive | |
US2015351332A1 | Sprinkler Flow Valves | |
US2014338300A1 | Power vehicle with adjustable velocity profiles | |
US2015267377A1 | Adjustable clamp and method of use | |
WO2014123902A1 | Reel mower having quick change turf grooming attachments | |
US2013300189A1 | Two-wire power and communications for irrigation systems | |
US2014185278A1 | Golf lighting system | |
US2013232827A1 | V-blade snowplow having dual trip mechanism | |
US8794660B1 | Ride-on vehicle with operator access assist bar | |
US2014052335A1 | Wireless snow plow control | |
US2010243762A1 | Irrigation Nozzle With Hydrofoil | |
EP2302993A2 | Reel mower | |
US2010181399A1 | Portable rotary chipper apparatus | |
US2009145486A1 | Self-cleaning valve | |
US2010126792A1 | Power vehicle incorporating velocity control system | |
US2010115901A1 | Lawn mower having steeply inclined exit tunnel and battery access through rear face of mower cutting deck | |
WO2009036382A1 | Sprinkler with dual shafts | |
US2009241285A1 | Convertible blower/vacuum | |
US2008197588A1 | Platform assembly for use with working vehicle | |
US2008184687A1 | All-wheel steering system and vehicle incorporating the same |