Agriculture Patent Leaders 2024 | 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	71	M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
2	Clinton J. Turnbull	57	Monsanto Technology
3	Gary R. Stangland	57	Monsanto Technology
#4	Gregory J. Holland	52	Monsanto Technology
#5	Jeffrey M. Sernett	47	Monsanto Technology
#6	Christian J. Buffard	37	Monsanto Technology
#7	Fufa H. Birru	32	Monsanto Technology
#8	Sandeep Bhatnagar	30	Monsanto Technology
#9	Richard G. Stelpflug	28	Monsanto Technology
#10	Donald Kyle	26	Pioneer (Corteva)
#11	Cristiano Lemes Da Silva	25	Pioneer (Corteva)
#12	Kyle Jay Lively	25	Pioneer (Corteva)
#13	William Joseph Laskar	25	Pioneer (Corteva)
#14	Andrea Beth Kalvig	24	Pioneer (Corteva)
#15	Nathan R. Vandike	23	John Deere
#16	Noel W. Anderson	23	John Deere
#17	Bhanu Kiran Reddy Palla	22	John Deere
#18	Leslie Charles Kuhlman	22	Pioneer (Corteva)
#19	Mai Mostafa Khalaf Ali	21	—
#20	Mohamed A. Gad	19	King Faisal University
#21	Rafael A. Mateo	19	Monsanto Technology
#22	Hany Mohamed Abd El-Lateef Ahmed	17	Novelis
#23	Antar Ahmed Abdelhamid Ahmed	16	King Faisal University
#24	James Joseph Uphaus	15	Pioneer (Corteva)
#25	Markus Gewehr	14	Basf Se
#26	Toshinari Yamaoka	14	Chervon (Hk) Limited
#27	Andrew J. Murphy	13	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#28	Gregory Charles Marshall	12	Pioneer (Corteva)
#29	Hiromu Yasuda	12	Globeride
#30	Dale Koch	11	Precision Planting
#31	Faramarz Djavanroodi	11	Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
#32	Jon Popi	11	Monsanto Technology
#33	Christian Harald Winter	10	Basf Se
#34	Dawn E Fraser	10	Monsanto Technology
#35	Darren G Jones	10	Monsanto Technology
#36	Jason Stoller	10	Precision Planting
#37	Nadia Nikolayevna Krasheninnik	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#38	Duane M. Bomleny	9	John Deere
#39	Haishen Xu	9	Nanjing Chervon Industry Co.
#40	Brian Scott Erdahl	8	Syngenta Participations Ag
#41	Chadwick Bruce Koscielny	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#42	Elijah B. Garner	8	John Deere
#43	Frederik Demon	8	Cnh Industrial America
#44	Ian Radtke	8	Precision Planting
#45	Jaidev Rajnikant Shroff	8	Upl
#46	Jill Renee Lennon	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#47	Joel T. Cook	8	Cnh Industrial America
#48	Junzhong Li	8	Ecolab Usa
#49	Khusi Ram Tiwari	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#50	Marvin L. Boerboom	8	Monsanto Technology
#51	Scott McClinchey	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#52	Tahar Ayadat	8	Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
#53	Thomas Russell Henry	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#54	Vikram Rajnikant Shroff	8	Upl
#55	William McCarthy	8	Seminis Vegetable Seeds
#56	Xavier G. J. M. Bonte	8	Cnh Industrial America
#57	Adam D. Sporrer	7	John Deere
#58	Chad Kramer	7	Seminis Vegetable Seeds
#59	Cory Douglas Hunt	7	Cnh Industrial America
#60	Dennis George Thompson	7	Cnh Industrial Canada
#61	Fangjie Nie	7	Chervon (Hk) Limited
#62	Jeremy J. Faust	7	John Deere
#63	Jeremy Hodel	7	Precision Planting
#64	Kellen O'Connor	7	John Deere
#65	Larry Pulkrabek	7	Trikausa
#66	Lisa Maria Anderson	7	Paragonix Technologies
#67	Marion Calmer	7	Calmer Holding Company
#68	Ryan Louis Nielson	7	Basf Se
#69	Sam Reubens	7	Cnh Industrial America
#70	Todd Swanson	7	Precision Planting
#71	Bart M.A. Missotten	6	Cnh Industrial America
#72	Dré W.J. Jongmans	6	Cnh Industrial America
#73	Gage Goodspeed Coffin	6	Mjnn
#74	Grant J. Wonderlich	6	John Deere
#75	Herbert M. Farley	6	Cnh Industrial America
#76	James W. Henry	6	Cnh Industrial Canada
#77	Jason Schoon	6	Kinze Manufacturing
#78	Joseph D. Bassett	6	Dawn Equipment
#79	Jorge Moran	6	Monsanto Technology
#80	Mark Jacob Gadlage	6	Pioneer (Corteva)
#81	Mark William Miller	6	Lindsay
#82	Matthew Moeller	6	Kinze Manufacturing
#83	Matthew J. Wilhelmi	6	Kinze Manufacturing
#84	Michael Strnad	6	Precision Planting
#85	Nathan E. Isaac	6	Cnh Industrial America
#86	Nicholas Adam Crowley	6	Pioneer (Corteva)
#87	O. Lloyd May	6	—
#88	Ryan McMahan	6	Kinze Manufacturing
#89	Steven Paul King	6	Pioneer (Corteva)
#90	Timothy Kater	6	Precision Planting
#91	Todd Frank	6	Monsanto Technology
#92	Waleed H. HASSANEIN	6	Transmedics
#93	Adam Kyle Thurston	5	Pioneer (Corteva)
#94	Austin J. Karst	5	John Deere
#95	Benjamin Kemmerer	5	Cnh Industrial America
#96	Brad Baxter	5	Automated Pet Care Products
#97	Cagan Gurer	5	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#98	Charles Thomas Cunnyngham	5	Pioneer (Corteva)
#99	Chad M. Johnson	5	Cnh Industrial America
#100	Danny Brown	5	Winfield Solutions

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Monsanto Technology	220
2	John Deere	175
3	Pioneer (Corteva)	136
#4	Cnh Industrial America	122
#5	M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.	71
#6	Unknown	45
#7	Seminis Vegetable Seeds	44
#8	Kubota	40
#9	King Faisal University	36
#10	Agco	28
#11	Precision Planting	28
#12	Syngenta Crop Protection Ag	27
#13	Basf Se	25
#14	Nanjing Chervon Industry Co.	21
#15	Globeride	20
#16	Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University	20
#17	Cnh Industrial Canada	19
#18	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals	19
#19	Husqvarna Ab	18
#20	Ecolab Usa	17
#21	The Toro	16
#22	Climate	14
#23	Kws Saat Se & Co. Kgaa	14
#24	Hm.Clause	13
#25	Honda Motor Co.	13
#26	Nunhems B.V.	13
#27	Rain Bird	13
#28	Syngenta Participations Ag	13
#29	Upl	12
#30	Amazon	11
#31	Andreas Stihl Ag & Co. Kg	11
#32	Jiangsu University	11
#33	Kinze Manufacturing	11
#34	Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V.	11
#35	LG	11
#36	Bayer Healthcare	9
#37	Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.	9
#38	Lely Patent N.V.	9
#39	Mjnn	9
#40	Shimano	9
#41	Woodstream	9
#42	Blue River Technology	8
#43	Lindsay	8
#44	Techtronic Cordless Gp	8
#45	USDA	8
#46	Transmedics	8
#47	Calmer Holding Company	7
#48	Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen Gmbh	7
#49	Delaval Holding Ab	7
#50	Globe (Jiangsu) Co.	7
#51	Paragonix Technologies	7
#52	Seoul Viosys Co.	7
#53	The Procter & Gamble	7
#54	Trikausa	7
#55	Zhejiang University	7
#56	Claas Saulgau Gmbh	6
#57	Gea Farm Technologies Gmbh	6
#58	Great Plains Manufacturing	6
#59	Limagrain Europe S.A.	6
#60	Raven Industries	6
#61	Sakata Seed America	6
#62	S. C. Johnson & Son	6
#63	Spectrum Brands	6
#64	University of California	6
#65	Valent U.S.A.	6
#66	Winfield Solutions	6
#67	Agrigenics	5
#68	Amvac Chemical	5
#69	Automated Pet Care Products	5
#70	Beewise Technologies	5
#71	Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation	5
#72	Corteva Agriscience	5
#73	Driflower	5
#74	Fujifilm	5
#75	Haier Us Appliance Solutions	5
#76	Jiangsu Zhongheng Pet Articles Joint-Stock Co.	5
#77	KFUPM	5
#78	Newleaf Symbiotics	5
#79	North Carolina State University	5
#80	Protix B.V.	5
#81	Robert Bosch Gmbh	5
#82	Signify Holding B.V.	5
#83	Sumitomo Chemical	5
#84	Verily Life Sciences	5
#85	Vilmorin & Cie	5
#86	Adama Makhteshim	4
#87	Basf Agrochemical Products B.V.	4
#88	Bayer Cropscience	4
#89	Michigan State University	4
#90	Bourgault Industries	4
#91	CNRS	4
#92	Claas Tractor Sas	4
#93	Corning Incorporated	4
#94	Dawn Equipment	4
#95	Diggs	4
#96	Discovery Purchaser	4
#97	Exmark Manufacturing Company Incorporated	4
#98	Fmc	4
#99	Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership	4
#100	Icon Outdoors	4

Agriculture Patent Leaders in 2024 2024

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