AUTONOMOUS TRACTOR CORPORATION

ST. MICHAEL, MN · Founded 2012 · Agritech · Private

Diesel-electric hybrid conversion kits for farm equipment

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · autonomoustractor.com

Sector: Agritech
Headquarters: ST. MICHAEL, MN
Founded: 2012
Latest Form D: $350K, Jun 2019
Total capital: $594K

Federal grants: $94K; 1 award · 2018; Rank in peer group#20 of 87
Private capital raised: $500K; 4 Form D · last Jun 2019; 89 months since last filing
Federal contracts: None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
Granted patents: 5; 6 pending · first 2015; Rank in peer group#5 of 87

Capital timeline

Latest events

Jun 2019Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 4th filing$350K
Jun 2018Federal grantAgriculture · Semi-autonomous Follow-me Biomass Baler$94K
Nov 2014Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 3rd filing$1M
Oct 2012Offering registeredForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$2.5M
Aug 2012Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$150K

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

Standing among 87 peers

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Agritech · System

Federal grants#20 · top 23%
Granted patents#5 · top 6%

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Founders and team

Researcher links verified by same-company patents and grants

Terry AndersonResearcherExecutive Officer, DirectorLinked by 5 patents
Allen LashDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Ann AndersonExecutive OfficerNamed in SEC Form D filings
Charles SidmanDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
John RheaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
Kraig SchulzExecutive Officer, DirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

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LeRoy AndersonDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings

What it has protected

USPTO · 5 granted of 11

Jul 8, 2025GrantedDirectly Supported Electric Drive Wheel System And Hybrid VehicleUSPTOUS 12,351,034
Sep 15, 2022PendingTractor Wheel Direct DriveUSPTOApplication 17830766
Sep 6, 2022GrantedElectric Wheel Drive System And Hybrid VehicleUSPTOUS 11,433,757

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Directly Supported Electric Drive Wheel System And Hybrid VehicleJul 8, 2025 · US 12,351,034Granted
Tractor Wheel Direct DriveSep 15, 2022 · Application 17830766Pending
Electric Wheel Drive System And Hybrid VehicleSep 6, 2022 · US 11,433,757Granted
Electric And Hydraulic Drive System And MethodsOct 18, 2018 · Application 15955470Pending
Hybrid Electric Drive System And MethodMay 1, 2018 · US 9,956,881Granted
Navigation System And MethodJun 27, 2017 · US 9,689,963Granted
Contour Following Mowing ModuleApr 14, 2016 · Application 14878934Pending
Navigation System And MethodJun 23, 2015 · US 9,063,211Granted
Electric And Hydraulic Drive System And MethodsApplication PCTUS2018027952Pending
Contour Following Mowing ModuleApplication PCTUS2015054764Pending
Hybrid Electric Drive System And MethodApplication PCTUS2014053238Pending

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Regulatory activity · Agritech

Sector-level, not company-level

09 Jul 2026Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar ProvisionsCommodity Credit Corporation
09 Jul 2026Revisions to the Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical, and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance Loan ProgramRural Business-Cooperative Service
06 Jul 2026Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Commodity Credit Corporation
29 Jun 2026Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel FeedstocksEnergy and Environmental Policy Office
17 Jun 2026Rescinding Portions of U.S. Department of Agriculture Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Department of Justice's Regulations To Implement Executive Order 14281
11 Jun 2026Assistance for Specialty Crop Farmers (ASCF) Program; Approval of Information Collection RequestCommodity Credit Corporation

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.