PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

PTO Manual of Classification for US patents

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Class Number: 47
 Class Title: PLANT HUSBANDRY

Subclass  Subclass
Number    Title

  1.01    MISCELLANEOUS
  1.1     MUSHROOM CULTURE
  59      WATER CULTURE
  60      .Cultivating chamber
  61      ..Seed germinator
  62      .Nutrient supply system
  63      .Individual support
  64      ..Porous support
  65      .Dynamic plant receptacle
  1.3     ELECTROCULTURE
  1.4     ALGAE CULTURE
  1.41    POLLINATION
  1.42    HEATING SEPARATED EARTH
  1.43    CROP THINNING
  1.44    FLAME CULTIVATING
  1.5     PLANT SURFACE CONTACT MATERIAL APPLICATOR
  1.7     MATERIAL DISTRIBUTOR WITH PLANT MANIPULATING, CULTIVATING
           OR SENSING (E.G., TO POSITION PLANT RELATIVE TO DISTRIBUTOR)
  2       FROST PREVENTING
  3       CELERY BLANCHING
  4       HEDGE TRAINING
  5       COTTON TREATING
  5.5     LAYERING
  6       GRAFTING
  7       .Budding
  8       TREE SURGERY
  9       MULCHING
  10      TURPENTINE AND RUBBER
  11      .Buckets and spouts
  12      .Tools
  14      SEED TESTERS
  15      .Roll
  16      .With heater
  17      GREENHOUSES
  18      .Benches
  19      HOTBEDS
  20      TREE COVERS
  21      .Single tree
  22      ..With heater
  23      TREE-TRUNK GUARDS
  24      .Belts
  25      .Root
  26      PLANT COVERS, SHADES AND SCREENS
  27      .With irrigator
  28.1    .Cover
  29      ..Transparent top
  30      ..Open top
  31      ..Screen
  32      ..Root
  32.1    ..Inflatable
  33      ORNAMENTAL BEDS
  66      PLANT RECEPTACLEE
  67      .Hanging support
  68      .Window box
  69      .Terrarium
  70      .Trellis
  71      .Saucer
  72      .Jardiniere (e.g., decorative wrapper)
  73      .For transplanting
  74      ..Biodegradable
  75      ..Nested
  76      ..Big ball tree
  77      ..Seedling
  78      ..Mesh
  79      .Irrigator
  80      ..Porous member or crock
  81      ..Fibrous wick
  82      ..Vertical array
  83      .Vertical array
  84      .With shipment package
  85      .Divider
  86      .Modular
  87      .Monolythic
  39      PLANT STANDS
  40      .Window
  40.5    TREE TRUNK SUPPORTING BASE WITH LIQUID RESERVOIR
  41.01   FLOWER HOLDER
  41.1    .Embedded
  41.11   .Receptacle top supported
  41.12   .Stem forced into penetratable holder
  41.13   .Holder for stem end (e.g., frog)
  41.14   .Having ground anchor support
  41.15   .Single stem type
  42      TREE SUPPORTS
  43      .Props
  44      PLANT SUPPORTS
  45      .Cage
  46      .Linear
  47      .Vertical
  48.5    PLANT IRRIGATORS AND/OR FERTILIZERS
  50      SAP BUCKETS
  51      .Combined with cover and spout
  52      .Spouts
  53      ..With bucket support
  54      .Covers
  55      FALSE STEMS
  56      SEED TAPES
  57.5    INJECTION
  57.6    COATED OR IMPREGNATED SEED
  58      MISCELLANEOUS PROCESSES
  *       ******************************
  *       CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTION
  *       ******************************
  901     PLANT CONTAINER WITH FLATS, FILLING, PLANTING OR CONVEYING
  *       ******************************
  *       DIGESTS
  *       ******************************
  DIG 1   Methods of plant-breeding and including chromosome
           multiplication
  DIG 3   Propagation of plant by cuttingss
  DIG 6   Plant growth regulation by control of light thereon
  DIG 8   Treatment of plants and seeds with radioactive energy
  DIG 9   Physical and chemical treatment of seeds for planting
  DIG 10  Physical and chemical treatment of agricultural soils
  DIG 11  The application of protective coatings to plants
  DIG 12  Sonic or ultrasonic treatment