Agriculture Patent Leaders 2016 | Patent Leaderboard

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Gregory J. Holland	47	Monsanto Technology
2	Richard G. Stelpflug	37	Monsanto Technology
3	Justin T. Mason	36	M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
#4	Henk Hofman	32	Group14 Technologies
#5	Peter Willem van der Sluis	32	Group14 Technologies
#6	Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann	26	Bayer Cropscience
#7	Brett A. Ochs	25	Monsanto Technology
#8	Christopher L. Souder	25	Monsanto Technology
#9	Duane A. Potrzeba	25	Monsanto Technology
#10	Gary R. Stangland	25	Monsanto Technology
#11	Christian J. Buffard	24	Monsanto Technology
#12	Laron L. Peters	24	Monsanto Technology
#13	David R. Wooten, Jr.	23	Monsanto Technology
#14	Jeffrey L. McElroy	23	Monsanto Technology
#15	Michael Dragonuk	22	Monsanto Technology
#16	Edwin Michael Grote	21	Pioneer (Corteva)
#17	Michael A. Josephs	21	Monsanto Technology
#18	Peter Guzman	21	Monsanto Technology
#19	William H. Eby	21	Stine Seed Farm
#20	Roger L. Lussenden	20	Monsanto Technology
#21	Thomas L. Floyd	20	Monsanto Technology
#22	James Behm	19	Monsanto Technology
#23	Jennifer L. Yates	19	Monsanto Technology
#24	Gregory Charles Marshall	18	Pioneer (Corteva)
#25	Kyle Jay Lively	18	Pioneer (Corteva)
#26	William Joseph Laskar	18	Pioneer (Corteva)
#27	Cor de Ruijter	17	Group14 Technologies
#28	Luis A. Verde Chifflet	17	Pioneer (Corteva)
#29	Menno Koekoek	17	Group14 Technologies
#30	Thomas Charles Barker	17	Pioneer (Corteva)
#31	Mark J. Brinkman	15	Monsanto Technology
#32	Sarah Gehlhar	15	Monsanto Technology
#33	Ype Groensma	15	Group14 Technologies
#34	Chris Eichhorn	14	Monsanto Technology
#35	Daniel J. Lubich	14	Monsanto Technology
#36	Jon Popi	14	Monsanto Technology
#37	Kevin D. Eichelberger	14	Monsanto Technology
#38	Nathaniel J. Page	14	Monsanto Technology
#39	Andrew Jon Ross	13	Pioneer (Corteva)
#40	Donald Kyle	13	Pioneer (Corteva)
#41	Fufa H. Birru	13	Monsanto Technology
#42	Jesse Gilsinger	13	Monsanto Technology
#43	Magen Starr Eller	13	Monsanto Technology
#44	Richard K. Mann	13	Dow Agrosciences
#45	David B Fischer	12	Pioneer (Corteva)
#46	James D. Thomas	12	Bayer Cropscience
#47	Jennifer R. Hicks	12	Monsanto Technology
#48	Jürgen Benting	12	Bayer Intellectual Property Gmbh
#49	Marvin L. Boerboom	12	Monsanto Technology
#50	Peter J. Lynch	12	Monsanto Technology
#51	Scott A. Bergemann	12	Monsanto Technology
#52	Thomas C. Corbin	12	Pioneer (Corteva)
#53	William Waycott	12	Seminis Vegetable Seeds
#54	Bei Yin	11	Dow Global Technologies
#55	Brian Allen Carden	11	Pioneer (Corteva)
#56	Jan Hugo den Braber	11	Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V.
#57	Johannes Petrus Antonius Jansen	11	Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V.
#58	Mario Rosario Carlone, Jr.	11	Pioneer (Corteva)
#59	Matthew David Smalley	11	Pioneer (Corteva)
#60	Peter Dahmen	11	Bayer Cropscience
#61	Jennifer Ann Tarter	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#62	Jeffrey A. Thompson	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#63	Klaus Stenzel	10	Bayer Healthcare
#64	Michael Adam Chandler	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#65	Pierre Marie Lenoir	10	Dow Global Technologies
#66	Ricky Hunter	10	Dow Agrosciences
#67	Terry R. Colbert	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#68	Thomas P. Jury	10	Monsanto Technology
#69	Thomas Craig Kevern	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#70	Alan Blake	9	Yorktown Technologies
#71	Bruce Donoho	9	Bird-B-Gone
#72	Charles Thomas Cunnyngham	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#73	Christopher Hugh Rosinger	9	Bayer Cropscience
#74	Heinrich S. Wohleser	9	Monsanto Technology
#75	Jerome Yves Cassayre	9	Syngenta Participations Ag
#76	Jeffrey M. Sernett	9	Monsanto Technology
#77	Joseph D. Anderson	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#78	Kenneth M. Donnelly	9	Rohm And Haas
#79	Myriem El Qacemi	9	Syngenta Participations Ag
#80	Philippe Desbordes	9	Bayer Cropscience
#81	Pierre Cristau	9	Bayer Intellectual Property Gmbh
#82	Rafael A. Mateo	9	Monsanto Technology
#83	Russell Fox	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#84	Terry Berke	9	Seminis Vegetable Seeds
#85	Tony K. Trullinger	9	Dow Agrosciences
#86	Atsushi Iwata	8	Nec
#87	Craig K. Moots	8	Monsanto Technology
#88	David Hoffman	8	Monsanto Technology
#89	Dennis James Dolan	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#90	Derek A. Sauder	8	Precision Planting
#91	Elijah B. Garner	8	John Deere
#92	Heike Hungenberg	8	Bayer Cropscience
#93	Joachim Ernst Kramer	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#94	John M. Lipscomb	8	Pioneer Pet Products
#95	Kendell B Hellewell	8	Seminis Vegetable Seeds
#96	Lei Liu	8	Foxconn
#97	Leandro Mozzoni	8	Monsanto Technology
#98	Lin Wang	8	Kent Pet Group
#99	L. John Frederickson	8	Monsanto Technology
#100	Lora Lynn Kilgore-Norquest	8	Pioneer (Corteva)

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Monsanto Technology	402
2	Pioneer (Corteva)	262
3	Syngenta Participations Ag	99
#4	Cnh Industrial America	90
#5	John Deere	86
#6	Seminis Vegetable Seeds	74
#7	Bayer Intellectual Property Gmbh	55
#8	Dow Agrosciences	52
#9	Unknown	45
#10	Bayer Cropscience	39
#11	Group14 Technologies	38
#12	Agrigenics	37
#13	Ms Technologies	36
#14	Sumitomo Chemical	36
#15	Basf Se	34
#16	Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V.	34
#17	Agco	31
#18	Cnh Industrial Canada	30
#19	Dow Global Technologies	30
#20	Rohm And Haas	21
#21	Stine Seed Farm	20
#22	Nunhems B.V.	19
#23	Husqvarna Ab	17
#24	Shimano	17
#25	Ecolab Usa	14
#26	Globeride	13
#27	Ball Horticultural	12
#28	Delaval Holding Ab	12
#29	Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen Gmbh	11
#30	Woodstream	11
#31	Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.	10
#32	Gea Farm Technologies Gmbh	10
#33	Precision Planting	10
#34	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals	10
#35	The Toro	10
#36	Bird-B-Gone	9
#37	Pioneer Pet Products	9
#38	Rain Bird	9
#39	University Of Arkansas	9
#40	University of California	9
#41	Unicharm	9
#42	Yorktown Technologies	9
#43	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And	8
#44	Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha	8
#45	Kent Pet Group	8
#46	Kinze Manufacturing	8
#47	Marrone Bio Innovations	8
#48	Syngenta Crop Protection Ag	8
#49	USDA	8
#50	Doskocil Manufacturing Company	7
#51	Fmc	7
#52	Forage Innovations Bv	7
#53	Mtd Products	7
#54	Showa Denko K.K.	7
#55	Carl Geringhoff Gmbh & Co. Kg	6
#56	Intellectual Ventures	6
#57	Kubota	6
#58	Kuhn S.A.	6
#59	Lely Patent N.V.	6
#60	North Carolina State University	6
#61	University of Florida	6
#62	IBM	6
#63	Corn Bak B.V.	5
#64	Hm.Clause	5
#65	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide	5
#66	Kws Saat Ag	5
#67	Makita	5
#68	Raven Industries	5
#69	Transmedics	5
#70	University Of Georgia	5
#71	Valent Biosciences	5
#72	Valoya Oy	5
#73	Weyerhaeuser Nr	5
#74	A. Duda & Sons	4
#75	Colabs International	4
#76	Dawn Equipment	4
#77	Doyo Engineering Co.	4
#78	Eastman Kodak	4
#79	Grimme Landmaschinenfabrik Gmbh & Co. Kg	4
#80	Hiroshima University	4
#81	KAIST	4
#82	Lifeline Scientific	4
#83	Limagrain Europe S.A.	4
#84	Lindsay	4
#85	Macdon Industries	4
#86	Ricetec	4
#87	Robert Bosch Gmbh	4
#88	Schaffert Manufacturing Company	4
#89	Schillinger Genetics	4
#90	Suncor Energy	4
#91	Syngenta Limited	4
#92	T.F.H. Publications	4
#93	Trimble Navigation Limited	4
#94	Akzo Nobel Chemicals International B.V	3
#95	Andreas Stihl Ag & Co. Kg	3
#96	Bee Vectoring Technology	3
#97	Black & Decker	3
#98	Blount	3
#99	Caltech	3
#100	Claas Saulgau Gmbh	3

Agriculture Patent Leaders in 2016 2016

Patents per Year

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