Agriculture Patent Leaders 2019 | 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	Justin T. Mason	114	M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
2	Gary R. Stangland	46	Monsanto Technology
3	Andrea Beth Kalvig	41	Pioneer (Corteva)
#4	Jeffrey M. Sernett	40	Monsanto Technology
#5	Christian J. Buffard	39	Monsanto Technology
#6	Gregory J. Holland	38	Monsanto Technology
#7	Duane A. Potrzeba	36	Monsanto Technology
#8	Richard G. Stelpflug	34	Monsanto Technology
#9	Fufa H. Birru	25	Monsanto Technology
#10	David R. Wooten, Jr.	24	Monsanto Technology
#11	Dean A. Knobloch	21	Cnh Industrial America
#12	William H. Eby	21	Stine Seed Farm
#13	Sandeep Bhatnagar	20	Monsanto Technology
#14	Bart M.A. Missotten	19	Cnh Industrial America
#15	Russell Fox	18	Pioneer (Corteva)
#16	Andrew J. Murphy	17	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#17	Brandon Michael Wardyn	17	Pioneer (Corteva)
#18	Heinrich S. Wohleser	17	Monsanto Technology
#19	Leslie Charles Kuhlman	17	Pioneer (Corteva)
#20	Sara Jane Lira	17	Pioneer (Corteva)
#21	Travis J Lee	16	Pioneer (Corteva)
#22	Carrin Carlson	15	Monsanto Technology
#23	Gary Edward Henke	15	Pioneer (Corteva)
#24	Rafael A. Mateo	15	Monsanto Technology
#25	Elliot Lee Heffner	14	Pioneer (Corteva)
#26	Joel F. Mahill	14	Phytogen Seed Company
#27	Leandro Daniel Perugini	14	Pioneer (Corteva)
#28	Nadia Nikolayevna Krasheninnik	14	Pioneer (Corteva)
#29	Peter Reisen	14	Forage Genetics International
#30	Peter Willem van der Sluis	14	Group14 Technologies
#31	Roger L. Lussenden	14	Monsanto Technology
#32	Akira Niitsuma	13	Shimano
#33	Chad M. Johnson	13	Cnh Industrial America
#34	Goran Srnic	13	Pioneer (Corteva)
#35	Philip A. Owen	13	Monsanto Technology
#36	James W. Henry	12	Cnh Industrial Canada
#37	Jonathan E. Ricketts	12	Cnh Industrial America
#38	Kunio Takechi	12	Shimano
#39	Mark Jacob Gadlage	12	Pioneer (Corteva)
#40	Mark J. Hood	12	Pioneer (Corteva)
#41	Mark McCaslin	12	Forage Genetics International
#42	Thomas L. Floyd	12	Monsanto Technology
#43	Ulrike Wachendorff-Neumann	12	Bayer Cropscience
#44	Derek A. Sauder	11	Precision Planting
#45	Gustavo Marcelo Garcia	11	Pioneer (Corteva)
#46	Martin J. Roberge	11	Cnh Industrial Canada
#47	Thomas Charles Barker	11	Pioneer (Corteva)
#48	Toshinari Yamaoka	11	Chervon (Hk) Limited
#49	Chad R. James	10	Gpsip
#50	Chenglin Yao	10	Dow Agrosciences
#51	Everton Alen Brenner	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#52	Fangjie Nie	10	Chervon (Hk) Limited
#53	Frederik Tallir	10	Cnh Industrial America
#54	Henk Hofman	10	Group14 Technologies
#55	Leah Viesselmann Stirling	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#56	Marvin A. Prickel	10	Cnh Industrial America
#57	Maria Helena Roosenboom-Kooijmans	10	Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V.
#58	Matthew R. Sudbrink	10	Cnh Industrial America
#59	Matthew David Walch	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#60	Michael Phillip Jines	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#61	Mustafa G. McPherson	10	Phytogen Seed Company
#62	Willem van Vliet	10	Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V.
#63	Blaine R. Noll	9	Cnh Industrial America
#64	Chihiro Sato	9	Sakata Seed
#65	Donald Kyle	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#66	Egbert Carolus Johannes Smits	9	Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V.
#67	Kevin L. Nieuwsma	9	Gpsip
#68	Martin A. Fabrizius	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#69	Mark A. Foresman	9	Group14 Technologies
#70	Mark Newell	9	Monsanto Technology
#71	Neway Challa Mengistu	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#72	Rodney P. Landers	9	Gpsip
#73	Sean Stevens	9	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#74	Thomas Russell Henry	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#75	Thomas P. Jury	9	Monsanto Technology
#76	Travis Korry Coleman	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#77	Zdenko Grajcar	9	Once Innovations
#78	Brian Allen Carden	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#79	Christopher Michael Schaefer	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#80	Christopher Schoeny	8	Cnh Industrial America
#81	Clément Michel Bernard Morice	8	Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V.
#82	Dean W. Nordick	8	Agrigenics
#83	Eric Scott Riedeman	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#84	Ian Radtke	8	Precision Planting
#85	Jessie Lynn Alt	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#86	Joel T. Cook	8	Cnh Industrial America
#87	Kang Ho HYUN	8	Doyo Engineering Co.
#88	Kendell B Hellewell	8	Seminis Vegetable Seeds
#89	Kerstin Ilg	8	Bayer Cropscience
#90	Mario Rosario Carlone, Jr.	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#91	Michael G. Kovach	8	Cnh Industrial America
#92	Muhammad Tahir	8	Agrigenics
#93	Richard Henry Ozminkowski, Jr.	8	—
#94	Richard Staub	8	Ecolab Usa
#95	Robert A. Matousek	8	Royal Appliance Mfg.
#96	Thomas C. Corbin	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#97	Andrew V. Lauwers	7	Cnh Industrial America
#98	Brian J. Just	7	Seminis Vegetable Seeds
#99	Brett A. Ochs	7	Monsanto Technology
#100	Cale N. Boriack	7	Cnh Industrial America

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Monsanto Technology	348
2	Pioneer (Corteva)	251
3	Cnh Industrial America	214
#4	John Deere	128
#5	Seminis Vegetable Seeds	90
#6	M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.	79
#7	Agrigenics	73
#8	Syngenta Participations Ag	59
#9	Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V.	56
#10	Unknown	52
#11	Agco	45
#12	Bayer Cropscience	43
#13	Cnh Industrial Canada	37
#14	Shimano	37
#15	Nunhems B.V.	35
#16	Ms Technologies	34
#17	Basf Se	33
#18	Dow Agrosciences	28
#19	Group14 Technologies	27
#20	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals	24
#21	Sumitomo Chemical	24
#22	Ecolab Usa	23
#23	Stine Seed Farm	21
#24	Husqvarna Ab	19
#25	Kubota	18
#26	H.J. Heinz	16
#27	Hm.Clause	16
#28	Kinze Manufacturing	15
#29	Precision Planting	15
#30	Rain Bird	15
#31	Sakata Seed	15
#32	IBM	15
#33	Forage Genetics International	14
#34	Climate	13
#35	Honda Motor Co.	13
#36	Lely Patent N.V.	13
#37	Phytogen Seed Company	13
#38	Chervon (Hk) Limited	12
#39	Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen Gmbh	11
#40	Delaval Holding Ab	11
#41	Mtd Products	11
#42	Valent Biosciences	11
#43	Doskocil Manufacturing Company	10
#44	Globeride	10
#45	Gpsip	9
#46	Macdon Industries	9
#47	Tribine Industries	9
#48	Woodstream	9
#49	Doyo Engineering Co.	8
#50	University of California	8
#51	Verily Life Sciences	8
#52	Amvac Chemical	7
#53	Fmc	7
#54	Lemken Gmbh & Co. Kg	7
#55	The Toro	7
#56	Unicharm	7
#57	Upl	7
#58	Vium	7
#59	Autonomous Solutions	6
#60	Black & Decker	6
#61	Bourgault Industries	6
#62	Dawn Equipment	6
#63	Enplas	6
#64	Gea Farm Technologies Gmbh	6
#65	Kyoyu Agri Co.	6
#66	Limagrain Europe S.A.	6
#67	Mclaughlin Gormley King	6
#68	Mertec	6
#69	Nippon Soda Co.	6
#70	Once Innovations	6
#71	Unverferth Manufacturing Co.	6
#72	Vermeer Manufacturing	6
#73	Adama Makhteshim	5
#74	Allied Bioscience	5
#75	Basf Agricultural Solutions Seed Us	5
#76	Basf Agro B.V.	5
#77	Bayer Intellectual Property Gmbh	5
#78	Blue River Technology	5
#79	Echo Incorporated	5
#80	Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.	5
#81	Gojo Industries	5
#82	Honey Bee Manufacturing	5
#83	Iowa State University	5
#84	Jiangsu University	5
#85	Kuhn S.A.	5
#86	Kws Saat Se	5
#87	Lindsay	5
#88	Netafim	5
#89	Trimble Navigation Limited	5
#90	Intel	5
#91	Sony	5
#92	Bad Boy	4
#93	Cnh Industrial Belgium N.V.	4
#94	Forage Company B.V.	4
#95	Harvest International	4
#96	Horsch Leeb Application Systems Gmbh	4
#97	Indigo Ag	4
#98	Indústrias Reunidas Colombo Ltda.	4
#99	Irobot	4
#100	King Saud University	4

Agriculture Patent Leaders in 2019 2019

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