Agriculture Patent Leaders 2018 | Patent Leaderboard

Rankings count each patent once by its primary Cooperative Patent Classification. All-time pages aggregate the full database; year pages use patent grant year.

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Patents per Year

Top Inventors

Rank ↑	Inventor ↕	Patents ↕	Primary Company ↕
1	Gregory J. Holland	36	Monsanto Technology
2	Gary R. Stangland	34	Monsanto Technology
3	Christian J. Buffard	33	Monsanto Technology
#4	Richard G. Stelpflug	32	Monsanto Technology
#5	Brian Scott Erdahl	31	Syngenta Participations Ag
#6	Heinrich S. Wohleser	29	Monsanto Technology
#7	Brandon Michael Wardyn	25	Pioneer (Corteva)
#8	David R. Wooten, Jr.	22	Monsanto Technology
#9	Duane A. Potrzeba	19	Monsanto Technology
#10	Gregory Charles Marshall	19	Pioneer (Corteva)
#11	Kyle Jay Lively	19	Pioneer (Corteva)
#12	Peter Willem van der Sluis	19	Group14 Technologies
#13	William H. Eby	19	Stine Seed Farm
#14	William Joseph Laskar	19	Pioneer (Corteva)
#15	Sara Jane Lira	18	Pioneer (Corteva)
#16	Andrew J. Murphy	17	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#17	Edwin Michael Grote	17	Pioneer (Corteva)
#18	Thomas Charles Barker	17	Pioneer (Corteva)
#19	Gary Edward Henke	16	Pioneer (Corteva)
#20	Luis A. Verde Chifflet	16	Pioneer (Corteva)
#21	Carrin Carlson	15	Monsanto Technology
#22	David Scott Lee	15	Syngenta Participations Ag
#23	James W. Henry	15	Cnh Industrial Canada
#24	Jeffrey M. Sernett	15	Monsanto Technology
#25	Andrew Jon Ross	14	Pioneer (Corteva)
#26	Bart M.A. Missotten	14	Cnh Industrial America
#27	Didier Verhaeghe	14	Cnh Industrial America
#28	Elliot Lee Heffner	14	Pioneer (Corteva)
#29	Fufa H. Birru	14	Monsanto Technology
#30	Gustavo Marcelo Garcia	14	Pioneer (Corteva)
#31	Martin Arbelbide	14	Pioneer (Corteva)
#32	Mario Rosario Carlone, Jr.	14	Pioneer (Corteva)
#33	Russell Fox	14	Pioneer (Corteva)
#34	Thomas L. Floyd	14	Monsanto Technology
#35	Clay Brady Cole	13	Syngenta Participations Ag
#36	Dean A. Knobloch	13	Cnh Industrial America
#37	Henk Hofman	13	Group14 Technologies
#38	Justin T. Mason	13	M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
#39	Julia Xiuling Zhang	13	Pioneer (Corteva)
#40	Leslie Charles Kuhlman	13	Pioneer (Corteva)
#41	Marvin A. Prickel	13	Cnh Industrial America
#42	Matthew R. Sudbrink	13	Cnh Industrial America
#43	Franco G. Asoro	12	Monsanto Technology
#44	Frank R. G. Duquesne	12	Cnh America
#45	Laron L. Peters	12	Monsanto Technology
#46	Michael Phillip Jines	12	Pioneer (Corteva)
#47	Steven Paul King	12	Pioneer (Corteva)
#48	Thomas C. Corbin	12	Pioneer (Corteva)
#49	Travis J Lee	12	Pioneer (Corteva)
#50	Andrea Beth Kalvig	11	Pioneer (Corteva)
#51	Elijah B. Garner	11	John Deere
#52	Eric Scott Riedeman	11	Pioneer (Corteva)
#53	Jeffrey L. McElroy	11	Monsanto Technology
#54	Louis R. Reeder	11	Monsanto Technology
#55	Magen Starr Eller	11	Monsanto Technology
#56	Martin J. Roberge	11	Cnh Industrial Canada
#57	Matthew David Walch	11	Pioneer (Corteva)
#58	Sandeep Bhatnagar	11	Monsanto Technology
#59	Sean Stevens	11	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#60	David B Fischer	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#61	Daniel J. Lubich	10	Monsanto Technology
#62	John Davies	10	Monsanto Technology
#63	Johnathon R. Dienst	10	Cnh Industrial America
#64	Joseph William Strottman	10	Syngenta Participations Ag
#65	Lynn Macdonald	10	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#66	Martin A. Fabrizius	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#67	Matthew David Smalley	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#68	Michael Adam Chandler	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#69	Nicholas Adam Crowley	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#70	Stephen Joseph Szalma	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#71	Trevor Lawrence Kowalchuk	10	Cnh Industrial Canada
#72	Chad M. Johnson	9	Cnh Industrial America
#73	Craig E. Murray	9	Cnh Industrial America
#74	Daisuke Komatsubara	9	Unicharm
#75	Dennis George Thompson	9	Cnh Industrial Canada
#76	Donald Kyle	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#77	Donald B. McClure	9	Syngenta Participations Ag
#78	Floyd Hancock	9	Monsanto Technology
#79	Hajime Yoshimura	9	Honda Motor Co.
#80	Jeffrey Hall	9	Monsanto Technology
#81	Jean-Marc Montpetit	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#82	Jennifer Ann Steinke	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#83	Joseph Kevin Gogerty	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#84	Karel Van Den Berg	9	Lely Patent N.V.
#85	Kevin Threlkeld	9	Syngenta Participations Ag
#86	Mark Newell	9	Monsanto Technology
#87	Matthew J. Wilhelmi	9	Kinze Manufacturing
#88	Michael Dragonuk	9	Monsanto Technology
#89	Rafael A. Mateo	9	Monsanto Technology
#90	Robert Lewis Clarkson	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#91	Toshinari Yamaoka	9	Chervon (Hk) Limited
#92	Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann	9	Bayer Cropscience
#93	Aaron Jacob Hoskins	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#94	Brian Allen Carden	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#95	Brett A. Ochs	8	Monsanto Technology
#96	Charles Thomas Cunnyngham	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#97	Chenglin Yao	8	Dow Agrosciences
#98	Clay A. Reinecke	8	Cnh Industrial America
#99	Craig K. Moots	8	Monsanto Technology
#100	Everton Alen Brenner	8	Pioneer (Corteva)

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Monsanto Technology	344
2	Pioneer (Corteva)	264
3	Cnh Industrial America	212
#4	Syngenta Participations Ag	96
#5	John Deere	93
#6	Seminis Vegetable Seeds	57
#7	Bayer Cropscience	50
#8	Agrigenics	42
#9	Cnh Industrial Canada	40
#10	Unknown	38
#11	Dow Agrosciences	35
#12	Basf Se	26
#13	Group14 Technologies	25
#14	Sumitomo Chemical	25
#15	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals	23
#16	Agco	22
#17	Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V.	22
#18	Shimano	22
#19	Unicharm	21
#20	Honda Motor Co.	19
#21	Stine Seed Farm	19
#22	Ecolab Usa	17
#23	Kinze Manufacturing	17
#24	Precision Planting	17
#25	Lely Patent N.V.	16
#26	Globeride	14
#27	Husqvarna Ab	14
#28	Delaval Holding Ab	13
#29	Ms Technologies	13
#30	Hm.Clause	12
#31	Nunhems B.V.	11
#32	Bayer Intellectual Property Gmbh	10
#33	Chervon (Hk) Limited	10
#34	Kubota	10
#35	Rain Bird	10
#36	Valent Biosciences	10
#37	Black & Decker	9
#38	The Toro	9
#39	Agrofresh	8
#40	Dow Global Technologies	8
#41	Mertec	8
#42	University of Florida	8
#43	IBM	8
#44	Mtd Products	7
#45	Nippon Soda Co.	7
#46	Rotam Agrochem International Company Limited	7
#47	University Of Arkansas	7
#48	Panasonic	7
#49	Autonomous Solutions	6
#50	Dümmen Group B.V.	6
#51	Doskocil Manufacturing Company	6
#52	Enplas	6
#53	Fmc	6
#54	Horsch Maschinen Gmbh	6
#55	Irobot	6
#56	Mclaughlin Gormley King	6
#57	Pellenc	6
#58	Rohm And Haas	6
#59	Curators Of The University Of Missouri	6
#60	USDA	6
#61	Woodstream	6
#62	Worldwise	6
#63	360 Yield Center	5
#64	Climate	5
#65	Intellectual Ventures	5
#66	Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.	5
#67	Exel Industries	5
#68	Gojo Industries	5
#69	Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership	5
#70	Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha	5
#71	Jiangsu Zhongheng Pet Articles Joint-Stock Co.	5
#72	Kws Saat Se	5
#73	Lifeline Scientific	5
#74	Limagrain Europe S.A.	5
#75	Marrone Bio Innovations	5
#76	Microban Products	5
#77	Unverferth Manufacturing Co.	5
#78	Vanguard Seed	5
#79	Vium	5
#80	WARF	5
#81	Adama Makhteshim	4
#82	Andreas Stihl Ag & Co. Kg	4
#83	Capstan Ag Systems	4
#84	Exosect Limited	4
#85	Gea Farm Technologies Gmbh	4
#86	Great Plains Manufacturing	4
#87	Kemin Industries	4
#88	Kuhn S.A.	4
#89	Kuraray Co.	4
#90	Kverneland Group Operations Norway As	4
#91	Lemken Gmbh & Co. Kg	4
#92	Lindsay	4
#93	Macdon Industries	4
#94	Once Innovations	4
#95	Phytogen Seed Company	4
#96	Sakata Seed	4
#97	Sakata Seed America	4
#98	Shakespeare Company	4
#99	Shamrock Seed Company	4
#100	Skavis	4

Agriculture Patent Leaders in 2018 2018

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