Agriculture Patent Leaders 2023 | 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	100	M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
2	Elliot Lee Heffner	29	Pioneer (Corteva)
3	William H. Eby	25	Stine Seed Farm
#4	Sara Jane Lira	24	Pioneer (Corteva)
#5	Russell Fox	23	Pioneer (Corteva)
#6	Gary Edward Henke	22	Pioneer (Corteva)
#7	Goran Srnic	22	Pioneer (Corteva)
#8	Tara Luana Barrett Tarnowski	22	Pioneer (Corteva)
#9	Brandon Michael Wardyn	19	Pioneer (Corteva)
#10	Suzanne Michelle Mickelson	19	Pioneer (Corteva)
#11	Trevor Stanhope	17	Cnh Industrial America
#12	Noel W. Anderson	16	John Deere
#13	Dale Koch	15	Precision Planting
#14	Hyunsun Yoo	15	LG
#15	Jaehung Chun	15	LG
#16	Scott McClinchey	15	Pioneer (Corteva)
#17	Steven Paul King	15	Pioneer (Corteva)
#18	Alan Krivanek	14	Seminis Vegetable Seeds
#19	Edwin Michael Grote	14	Pioneer (Corteva)
#20	Martin A. Fabrizius	14	Pioneer (Corteva)
#21	Thomas Craig Kevern	14	Pioneer (Corteva)
#22	Eric Scott Riedeman	13	Pioneer (Corteva)
#23	Gustavo Marcelo Garcia	13	Pioneer (Corteva)
#24	Martin Arbelbide	13	Pioneer (Corteva)
#25	Nathan R. Vandike	13	John Deere
#26	Thomas Russell Henry	13	Pioneer (Corteva)
#27	Dawn E Fraser	12	Monsanto Technology
#28	Darren G Jones	12	Monsanto Technology
#29	Elijah B. Garner	12	John Deere
#30	Jeremy Hodel	12	Precision Planting
#31	Mark Jacob Gadlage	12	Pioneer (Corteva)
#32	Matthew David Walch	12	Pioneer (Corteva)
#33	Myongsun Kim	12	LG
#34	Sungkyung Kim	12	LG
#35	Travis J Lee	12	Pioneer (Corteva)
#36	Yousook Eun	12	LG
#37	Chad M. Johnson	11	Cnh Industrial America
#38	Cory Douglas Hunt	11	Cnh Industrial America
#39	Todd Swanson	11	Precision Planting
#40	Toshinari Yamaoka	11	Chervon (Hk) Limited
#41	Bhanu Kiran Reddy Palla	10	John Deere
#42	Christopher Schoeny	10	Cnh Industrial America
#43	Daniel Preston Gorman	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#44	Joseph Kevin Gogerty	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#45	Joogyeom Kim	10	LG
#46	Michael Adam Chandler	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#47	William Waycott	10	Seminis Vegetable Seeds
#48	Andrew J. Murphy	9	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#49	Brian J. Anderson	9	Cnh Industrial America
#50	Chad Kramer	9	Seminis Vegetable Seeds
#51	Dennis James Dolan	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#52	Hiromu Yasuda	9	Globeride
#53	Jason Stoller	9	Precision Planting
#54	Jill Renee Lennon	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#55	Michael Strnad	9	Precision Planting
#56	Steven Tyler Thornton	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#57	Andrew W. Harmon	8	John Deere
#58	Benjamin Kemmerer	8	Cnh Industrial America
#59	Brice Klein	8	Mjnn
#60	Chadwick Bruce Koscielny	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#61	Chihiro Sato	8	Sakata Seed
#62	Curtis Dale Garner	8	Verdant Robotics
#63	David Walter Whitaker	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#64	Fangjie Nie	8	Chervon (Hk) Limited
#65	Gabriel Thurston Sibley	8	Verdant Robotics
#66	Ian Radtke	8	Precision Planting
#67	Jason Michael Prothro	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#68	Jesse Gilsinger	8	Monsanto Technology
#69	Junzhong Li	8	Ecolab Usa
#70	Kevin M. Smith	8	Cnh Industrial America
#71	Kregg Jerome Raducha	8	Cnh Industrial America
#72	Michael Phillip Jines	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#73	Nathan A. Mariman	8	John Deere
#74	Patrick Christopher Leger	8	Verdant Robotics
#75	Richard Staub	8	Ecolab Usa
#76	Timothy J. Kraus	8	John Deere
#77	Brian Douglas De Vries	7	Pioneer (Corteva)
#78	Brian Scott Erdahl	7	Syngenta Participations Ag
#79	Christopher Cole Rasmussen	7	Pioneer (Corteva)
#80	Dillon Sloneker	7	Precision Planting
#81	Herbert M. Farley	7	Cnh Industrial America
#82	Heinrich S. Wohleser	7	Monsanto Technology
#83	James W. Henry	7	Cnh Industrial Canada
#84	Jason Aaron Long	7	Mertec
#85	Jayantilal Devabhai Patel	7	Pioneer (Corteva)
#86	Joseph William Strottman	7	Syngenta Participations Ag
#87	Ole Peters	7	Basf Agro Trademarks Gmbh
#88	Patrick Joseph Arthur Grams	7	Mertec
#89	Sean Stevens	7	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#90	Stephen Joseph Szalma	7	Pioneer (Corteva)
#91	Adam D. Sporrer	6	John Deere
#92	Albert Santos	6	Monsanto Technology
#93	Andrew Jon Ross	6	Pioneer (Corteva)
#94	Bernardus van den Bosch	6	Seminis Vegetable Seeds
#95	Blaine R. Noll	6	Cnh Industrial America
#96	Carrin Carlson	6	Monsanto Technology
#97	Christopher D. Birkland	6	John Deere
#98	Christopher Michael Schaefer	6	Pioneer (Corteva)
#99	David Scott Lee	6	Syngenta Participations Ag
#100	Daniel Joseph Stanton	6	Pioneer (Corteva)

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Pioneer (Corteva)	263
2	John Deere	175
3	Cnh Industrial America	155
#4	Monsanto Technology	115
#5	M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.	104
#6	Seminis Vegetable Seeds	62
#7	Unknown	52
#8	LG	29
#9	Precision Planting	28
#10	Agco	26
#11	Kubota	25
#12	Stine Seed Farm	25
#13	Syngenta Crop Protection Ag	25
#14	Agrigenics	23
#15	Syngenta Participations Ag	21
#16	Basf Se	19
#17	Ecolab Usa	19
#18	Globe (Jiangsu) Co.	19
#19	Globeride	18
#20	Honda Motor Co.	18
#21	Nunhems B.V.	18
#22	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals	18
#23	Delaval Holding Ab	17
#24	Cnh Industrial Canada	16
#25	Nanjing Chervon Industry Co.	16
#26	Shimano	16
#27	Climate	15
#28	Husqvarna Ab	14
#29	The Toro	14
#30	Great Plains Manufacturing	13
#31	Corteva Agriscience	12
#32	Mertec	12
#33	Sakata Seed	12
#34	Basf Agricultural Solutions Seed Us	11
#35	Haier Us Appliance Solutions	11
#36	Hm.Clause	10
#37	Seoul Viosys Co.	10
#38	Sumitomo Chemical	10
#39	USDA	10
#40	X Development	10
#41	Andreas Stihl Ag & Co. Kg	9
#42	Bayer Healthcare	9
#43	Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen Gmbh	9
#44	Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V.	9
#45	Verily Life Sciences	9
#46	Basf Agro Trademarks Gmbh	8
#47	Briggs & Stratton	8
#48	Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.	8
#49	Gea Farm Technologies Gmbh	8
#50	Kws Saat Se & Co. Kgaa	8
#51	Mtd Products	8
#52	Rain Bird	8
#53	University Of Arkansas	8
#54	Verdant Robotics	8
#55	Benson Hill Seeds	7
#56	Indigo Ag	7
#57	Iowa State University	7
#58	King Faisal University	7
#59	Macdon Industries	7
#60	Makita	7
#61	Mjnn	7
#62	University of California	7
#63	Unverferth Manufacturing Co.	7
#64	Valmont Industries	7
#65	Winfield Solutions	7
#66	BOE	7
#67	Blue River Technology	6
#68	Fmc	6
#69	Nipomo Native Seeds	6
#70	North Carolina State University	6
#71	Raven Industries	6
#72	S. C. Johnson & Son	6
#73	Trikausa	6
#74	Unicharm	6
#75	Valent U.S.A.	6
#76	Amazon	5
#77	Ag Leader Technology	5
#78	Asymptote	5
#79	Board Of Supervisors Of Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College	5
#80	Capstan Ag Systems	5
#81	Companion Labs	5
#82	Doskocil Manufacturing Company	5
#83	Gojo Industries	5
#84	Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership	5
#85	Intervet	5
#86	Kinze Manufacturing	5
#87	Woodstream	5
#88	360 Yield Center	4
#89	Accelerated Ag Technologies	4
#90	Aerofarms	4
#91	Altria Client Services	4
#92	Bayer Cropscience	4
#93	CNRS	4
#94	Dalen Products	4
#95	Danziger “Dan” Flower Farm	4
#96	Fluence Bioengineering	4
#97	Fuji Kogyo Co.	4
#98	Harvest International	4
#99	Hgci	4
#100	Jiangsu University	4

Agriculture Patent Leaders in 2023 2023

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