Agriculture Patent Leaders 2017 | Patent Leaderboard

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Richard G. Stelpflug	34	Monsanto Technology
2	Gregory J. Holland	32	Monsanto Technology
3	David R. Wooten, Jr.	31	Monsanto Technology
#4	Peter Willem van der Sluis	29	Group14 Technologies
#5	Henk Hofman	27	Group14 Technologies
#6	Gary R. Stangland	26	Monsanto Technology
#7	Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann	23	Bayer Cropscience
#8	Andrew J. Murphy	21	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#9	Christian J. Buffard	21	Monsanto Technology
#10	Justin T. Mason	21	M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
#11	Peter Guzman	19	Monsanto Technology
#12	William H. Eby	18	Stine Seed Farm
#13	Brett A. Ochs	17	Monsanto Technology
#14	David Scott Lee	17	Syngenta Participations Ag
#15	Donald B. McClure	17	Syngenta Participations Ag
#16	Fufa H. Birru	17	Monsanto Technology
#17	Gustavo Marcelo Garcia	17	Pioneer (Corteva)
#18	Marvin A. Prickel	17	Cnh Industrial America
#19	Roger L. Lussenden	17	Monsanto Technology
#20	Ype Groensma	17	Group14 Technologies
#21	Andrew Jon Ross	16	Pioneer (Corteva)
#22	Christopher L. Souder	16	Monsanto Technology
#23	Dean A. Knobloch	16	Cnh Industrial America
#24	Edwin Michael Grote	16	Pioneer (Corteva)
#25	Elijah B. Garner	16	John Deere
#26	Wolfram Andersch	16	Bayer Cropscience
#27	Brian J. Anderson	15	Cnh Industrial America
#28	Jeffrey M. Tyler	15	Monsanto Technology
#29	Matthew R. Sudbrink	15	Cnh Industrial America
#30	Terry R. Colbert	15	Pioneer (Corteva)
#31	Bernardus Baerends	14	Seminis Vegetable Seeds
#32	Gary Edward Henke	14	Pioneer (Corteva)
#33	Michael A. Josephs	14	Monsanto Technology
#34	Thomas Charles Barker	14	Pioneer (Corteva)
#35	Bernd Springer	13	Bayer Cropscience
#36	Carrin Carlson	13	Monsanto Technology
#37	Heinrich S. Wohleser	13	Monsanto Technology
#38	James W. Henry	13	Cnh Industrial Canada
#39	Joel F. Mahill	13	Phytogen Seed Company
#40	Lynn Macdonald	13	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#41	Michael Dragonuk	13	Monsanto Technology
#42	Philip A. Owen	13	Monsanto Technology
#43	Scott A. Bergemann	13	Monsanto Technology
#44	Sean Stevens	13	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#45	Craig K. Moots	12	Monsanto Technology
#46	Jennifer L. Yates	12	Monsanto Technology
#47	Johnathon R. Dienst	12	Cnh Industrial America
#48	Luis A. Verde Chifflet	12	Pioneer (Corteva)
#49	Sandeep Bhatnagar	12	Monsanto Technology
#50	Sid Perry	12	Monsanto Technology
#51	Stephen Joseph Szalma	12	Pioneer (Corteva)
#52	Wade Eugene Odland	12	Pioneer (Corteva)
#53	Bei Yin	11	Dow Global Technologies
#54	Jennifer Ann Tarter	11	Pioneer (Corteva)
#55	Michael J. Connors	11	Cnh Industrial America
#56	Mustafa G. McPherson	11	Phytogen Seed Company
#57	Ricky Hunter	11	Dow Agrosciences
#58	Sara Jane Lira	11	Pioneer (Corteva)
#59	Tony K. Trullinger	11	Dow Agrosciences
#60	Akira Niitsuma	10	Shimano
#61	Cagan Gurer	10	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#62	Chad M. Johnson	10	Cnh Industrial America
#63	Clay Brady Cole	10	Syngenta Participations Ag
#64	Cor de Ruijter	10	Group14 Technologies
#65	Donald Kyle	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#66	Gerhard P Weber	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#67	Hirokazu Hiraoka	10	Shimano
#68	James Timothy Bristow	10	Rotam Agrochem International Company Limited
#69	Jesse Gilsinger	10	Monsanto Technology
#70	Kunio Takechi	10	Shimano
#71	Lori Karyn Scott	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#72	Magen Starr Eller	10	Monsanto Technology
#73	Menno Koekoek	10	Group14 Technologies
#74	Bart M.A. Missotten	9	Cnh Industrial America
#75	David Walter Whitaker	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#76	Eric Scott Riedeman	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#77	Jeffrey Hall	9	Monsanto Technology
#78	Keith W. Wendte	9	Cnh Industrial America
#79	Klaus Stenzel	9	Bayer Healthcare
#80	Kurt Milan Lindenbaum	9	Syngenta Participations Ag
#81	Lora Lynn Kilgore-Norquest	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#82	Michael Phillip Jines	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#83	Nicholas Adam Crowley	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#84	Peter Dahmen	9	Bayer Cropscience
#85	Rafael A. Mateo	9	Monsanto Technology
#86	Russell Fox	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#87	Allen C. Faue	8	Monsanto Technology
#88	Benoit Revol	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#89	Brandon Michael Wardyn	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#90	Charles Thomas Cunnyngham	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#91	Chenglin Yao	8	Dow Agrosciences
#92	Dale R. Clark	8	Monsanto Technology
#93	Duane A. Potrzeba	8	Monsanto Technology
#94	Elliot Lee Heffner	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#95	Frank R. G. Duquesne	8	Cnh America
#96	Jennifer R. Hicks	8	Monsanto Technology
#97	Jeffrey L. McElroy	8	Monsanto Technology
#98	Joel T. Cook	8	Cnh Industrial America
#99	John McWhirter	8	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#100	John H. Posselius	8	Cnh Industrial America

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Monsanto Technology	379
2	Pioneer (Corteva)	264
3	Cnh Industrial America	195
#4	John Deere	113
#5	Syngenta Participations Ag	111
#6	Seminis Vegetable Seeds	91
#7	Bayer Cropscience	64
#8	Dow Agrosciences	58
#9	Agrigenics	52
#10	Unknown	44
#11	Shimano	39
#12	Agco	38
#13	Group14 Technologies	37
#14	Cnh Industrial Canada	36
#15	Sumitomo Chemical	33
#16	Basf Se	32
#17	Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V.	32
#18	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals	25
#19	Ms Technologies	21
#20	Delaval Holding Ab	20
#21	Husqvarna Ab	19
#22	Stine Seed Farm	18
#23	Bayer Intellectual Property Gmbh	17
#24	Dow Global Technologies	17
#25	Kinze Manufacturing	16
#26	Lely Patent N.V.	16
#27	Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen Gmbh	14
#28	USDA	14
#29	Kubota	13
#30	Phytogen Seed Company	13
#31	Valent Biosciences	13
#32	Woodstream	13
#33	Precision Planting	11
#34	Ecolab Usa	10
#35	Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha	10
#36	Rohm And Haas	10
#37	Rotam Agrochem International Company Limited	10
#38	IBM	10
#39	E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And	9
#40	Globeride	9
#41	Mertec	9
#42	Nunhems B.V.	9
#43	Doskocil Manufacturing Company	8
#44	Fmc	8
#45	Gea Farm Technologies Gmbh	8
#46	Unicharm	8
#47	Unverferth Manufacturing Co.	8
#48	Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.	7
#49	Hunter Industries	7
#50	Once Innovations	7
#51	Rain Bird	7
#52	Syngenta Limited	7
#53	University of Florida	7
#54	Panasonic	7
#55	Andreas Stihl Ag & Co. Kg	6
#56	Black & Decker	6
#57	Dawn Equipment	6
#58	Doyo Engineering Co.	6
#59	Hm.Clause	6
#60	Kemin Industries	6
#61	Macdon Industries	6
#62	North Carolina State University	6
#63	University of California	6
#64	University Of Georgia	6
#65	Adama Makhteshim	5
#66	Bourgault Industries	5
#67	Honda Motor Co.	5
#68	Honey Bee Manufacturing	5
#69	S. C. Johnson & Son	5
#70	Syngenta Crop Protection Ag	5
#71	The Toro	5
#72	Valent U.S.A.	5
#73	Zoetis Services	5
#74	Ag Leader Technology	4
#75	Arch Chemicals	4
#76	Central Garden & Pet	4
#77	CNRS	4
#78	Chervon (Hk) Limited	4
#79	Climate	4
#80	Elive	4
#81	Intellectual Ventures	4
#82	Great Plains Manufacturing	4
#83	Green Industry Innovators, L.L.C.	4
#84	Ip Holding Company	4
#85	Irobot	4
#86	Kimberly-Clark Worldwide	4
#87	Kuhn S.A.	4
#88	Kverneland A/S	4
#89	Lifeline Scientific	4
#90	Nippon Soda Co.	4
#91	Pioneer Pet Products	4
#92	Seedmaster Manufacturing	4
#93	Shamrock Seed Company	4
#94	Shimano Components (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.	4
#95	Upl	4
#96	Yale University	4
#97	Yanmar Holdings Co.	4
#98	PepsiCo	4
#99	Agrofresh	3
#100	Alpha Technology U.S.A.	3

Agriculture Patent Leaders in 2017 2017

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