Agriculture Patent Leaders 2020 | 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	75	M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
2	William H. Eby	42	Stine Seed Farm
3	Jeffrey M. Sernett	41	Monsanto Technology
#4	Christian J. Buffard	37	Monsanto Technology
#5	Gary R. Stangland	35	Monsanto Technology
#6	Mark McCaslin	30	Forage Genetics International
#7	Peter Reisen	29	Forage Genetics International
#8	Fufa H. Birru	27	Monsanto Technology
#9	Richard G. Stelpflug	26	Monsanto Technology
#10	Gregory J. Holland	24	Monsanto Technology
#11	Duane A. Potrzeba	22	Monsanto Technology
#12	Kyle Jay Lively	22	Pioneer (Corteva)
#13	William Joseph Laskar	22	Pioneer (Corteva)
#14	Gregory Charles Marshall	21	Pioneer (Corteva)
#15	Timothy J. Kraus	19	John Deere
#16	Trevor Lawrence Kowalchuk	19	Cnh Industrial Canada
#17	Elijah B. Garner	18	John Deere
#18	Andrea Beth Kalvig	17	Pioneer (Corteva)
#19	Andrew J. Murphy	17	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#20	David R. Wooten, Jr.	17	Monsanto Technology
#21	James W. Henry	17	Cnh Industrial Canada
#22	Roger L. Lussenden	17	Monsanto Technology
#23	Chad M. Johnson	16	Cnh Industrial America
#24	Marvin A. Prickel	15	Cnh Industrial America
#25	Heinrich S. Wohleser	13	Monsanto Technology
#26	Kei Saito	13	Shimano
#27	Martin J. Roberge	13	Cnh Industrial Canada
#28	Steve J. Plehn	13	Agrigenics
#29	Dale Koch	12	Precision Planting
#30	Derek A. Sauder	12	Precision Planting
#31	Sandeep Bhatnagar	12	Monsanto Technology
#32	Chad Kramer	11	Seminis Vegetable Seeds
#33	Jason Stoller	11	Precision Planting
#34	Marvin L. Boerboom	11	Monsanto Technology
#35	Michael J. Connors	11	Cnh Industrial America
#36	Patrick Joseph Arthur Grams	11	Mertec
#37	Cary S. Hubner	10	John Deere
#38	Dennis George Thompson	10	Cnh Industrial Canada
#39	Gordon Anthony Engel	10	Cnh Industrial Canada
#40	Joel John Octave Gervais	10	Cnh Industrial Canada
#41	Jonathan E. Ricketts	10	Cnh Industrial America
#42	Lynn Macdonald	10	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#43	Nathaniel J. Page	10	Monsanto Technology
#44	Satoshi Ikebukuro	10	Shimano
#45	Sean Stevens	10	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#46	Slobodan Trifunovic	10	Monsanto Technology
#47	Takuji Takamatsu	10	Shimano
#48	Bart M.A. Missotten	9	Cnh Industrial America
#49	Brandon Michael Wardyn	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#50	Christopher Schoeny	9	Cnh Industrial America
#51	Christiana E. Wiebbecke	9	Monsanto Technology
#52	David L. Price	9	Monsanto Technology
#53	Edwin Michael Grote	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#54	Herbert M. Farley	9	Cnh Industrial America
#55	John H. Posselius	9	Cnh Industrial America
#56	Luca Ferrari	9	Cnh Industrial America
#57	Rafael A. Mateo	9	Monsanto Technology
#58	Rex L. Ruppert	9	Cnh Industrial America
#59	Rick Bennett	9	Nuseed Global Innovation
#60	Stanley R. Borkgren	9	John Deere
#61	Thomas Pitterna	9	Syngenta Participations Ag
#62	Trevor Stanhope	9	Cnh Industrial America
#63	Cagan Gurer	8	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#64	Dawn E Fraser	8	Monsanto Technology
#65	Dennis W. Chahley	8	Cnh Industrial Canada
#66	Dnyanesh Dhobale	8	John Deere
#67	Ethan Curtis Stephen Bent	8	Cnh Industrial Canada
#68	Gary Bret Millar	8	Grow Solutions Tech
#69	James L. Hedrick	8	Central Glass Company, Limited
#70	Jeffrey M. Tyler	8	Monsanto Technology
#71	Joel T. Cook	8	Cnh Industrial America
#72	Kerstin Ilg	8	Bayer Cropscience
#73	Matthew David Smalley	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#74	Noel W. Anderson	8	John Deere
#75	Peter Willem van der Sluis	8	Group14 Technologies
#76	Todd Swanson	8	Precision Planting
#77	Valentin Gresch	8	John Deere
#78	Yi Yan Yang	8	IBM
#79	Beth A. Wolfs	7	John Deere
#80	Christian Flachenecker	7	Agrigenics
#81	Chihiro Sato	7	Sakata Seed
#82	Clinton J. Turnbull	7	Monsanto Technology
#83	David M. DeChristopher	7	Cnh Industrial America
#84	Darren G Jones	7	Monsanto Technology
#85	Donald Kyle	7	Pioneer (Corteva)
#86	Harindra Manilal William	7	Pioneer (Corteva)
#87	Henry D. Anstey	7	John Deere
#88	James Timothy Bristow	7	Rotam Agrochem International Company Limited
#89	Jack Donald Turner	7	Cnh Industrial Canada
#90	James Joseph Uphaus	7	Pioneer (Corteva)
#91	Jeremy Hodel	7	Precision Planting
#92	Justin Koch	7	Precision Planting
#93	Junzhong Li	7	Ecolab Usa
#94	Karel Van Den Berg	7	Lely Patent N.V.
#95	Keith W. Wendte	7	Cnh Industrial America
#96	Kunio Takechi	7	Shimano
#97	Richard Staub	7	Ecolab Usa
#98	Steven Paul King	7	Pioneer (Corteva)
#99	Taylor C. Bybee	7	Autonomous Solutions
#100	Victoria A. Piunova	7	IBM

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Monsanto Technology	339
2	John Deere	203
3	Cnh Industrial America	191
#4	Pioneer (Corteva)	183
#5	M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.	75
#6	Seminis Vegetable Seeds	75
#7	Agrigenics	66
#8	Unknown	64
#9	Cnh Industrial Canada	57
#10	Stine Seed Farm	42
#11	Syngenta Participations Ag	39
#12	Bayer Cropscience	35
#13	Shimano	35
#14	Forage Genetics International	34
#15	Basf Se	31
#16	Nunhems B.V.	29
#17	Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V.	28
#18	Precision Planting	26
#19	IBM	25
#20	Syngenta Crop Protection Ag	23
#21	Sumitomo Chemical	22
#22	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals	20
#23	Kubota	18
#24	Lely Patent N.V.	18
#25	Climate	17
#26	Dow Agrosciences	17
#27	Honda Motor Co.	16
#28	Husqvarna Ab	16
#29	Mertec	16
#30	Rain Bird	16
#31	Agco	14
#32	Group14 Technologies	13
#33	Ecolab Usa	12
#34	Doskocil Manufacturing Company	10
#35	Fmc	10
#36	Jiangsu University	10
#37	Macdon Industries	10
#38	Enplas	9
#39	Limagrain Europe S.A.	9
#40	Mtd Products	9
#41	Nuseed Global Innovation	9
#42	Shimano Components (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.	9
#43	Autonomous Solutions	8
#44	Basf Agricultural Solutions Seed Us	8
#45	Delaval Holding Ab	8
#46	Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.	8
#47	Gea Farm Technologies Gmbh	8
#48	Grow Solutions Tech	8
#49	Hm.Clause	8
#50	Kinze Manufacturing	8
#51	Mjnn	8
#52	Sakata Seed	8
#53	The Toro	8
#54	Unicharm	8
#55	Upl	8
#56	Verily Life Sciences	8
#57	Andreas Stihl Ag & Co. Kg	7
#58	Cosmic Pet	7
#59	Kws Saat Se	7
#60	Mclaughlin Gormley King	7
#61	Signify Holding B.V.	7
#62	Agency For Science, Technology And Research	6
#63	Bayer Healthcare	6
#64	Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen Gmbh	6
#65	Nanjing Chervon Industry Co.	6
#66	Nine Ip Limited	6
#67	Oms Investments	6
#68	Radio Systems	6
#69	University of California	6
#70	Sony	6
#71	Agrofresh	5
#72	Amvac Chemical	5
#73	Ball Horticultural	5
#74	Doyo Engineering Co.	5
#75	Heliae Development	5
#76	Himalayan	5
#77	Kverneland Group Kerteminde As	5
#78	Kws Saat Se & Co. Kgaa	5
#79	Microban Products	5
#80	Phoenix Agrotech	5
#81	Rotam Agrochem International Company Limited	5
#82	The Procter & Gamble	5
#83	USDA	5
#84	University of Florida	5
#85	Unverferth Manufacturing Co.	5
#86	Valmont Industries	5
#87	Woodstream	5
#88	LG	5
#89	Apple	4
#90	Ablexis	4
#91	Bedoukian Research	4
#92	Bejo Zaden B.V.	4
#93	Blue River Technology	4
#94	Michigan State University	4
#95	Capstan Ag Systems	4
#96	CNRS	4
#97	Chapin Manufacturing	4
#98	Classic Brands	4
#99	Dawn Equipment	4
#100	Exmark Manufacturing Company Incorporated	4

Agriculture Patent Leaders in 2020 2020

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