Agriculture Patent Leaders 2025 | 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	119	M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.
2	Gary Edward Henke	40	Pioneer (Corteva)
3	Andrea Beth Kalvig	36	Pioneer (Corteva)
#4	Jeffrey M. Sernett	36	Monsanto Technology
#5	William H. Eby	34	Stine Seed Farm
#6	Christian J. Buffard	33	Monsanto Technology
#7	Elliot Lee Heffner	32	Pioneer (Corteva)
#8	Mario Rosario Carlone, Jr.	31	Pioneer (Corteva)
#9	Steven Paul King	31	Pioneer (Corteva)
#10	Cristiano Lemes Da Silva	28	Pioneer (Corteva)
#11	Sara Jane Lira	28	Pioneer (Corteva)
#12	Nathan R. Vandike	27	John Deere
#13	Tara Luana Barrett Tarnowski	27	Pioneer (Corteva)
#14	Brian Douglas De Vries	26	Pioneer (Corteva)
#15	William Joseph Laskar	26	Pioneer (Corteva)
#16	Clinton J. Turnbull	24	Monsanto Technology
#17	Douglas J Barker	24	Pioneer (Corteva)
#18	Gary R. Stangland	24	Monsanto Technology
#19	Noel W. Anderson	24	John Deere
#20	Brandon Michael Wardyn	23	Pioneer (Corteva)
#21	Fufa H. Birru	22	Monsanto Technology
#22	Arturo Jason Morales	21	Pioneer (Corteva)
#23	David Kyle Whitmire	21	Pioneer (Corteva)
#24	Joann E Harren	21	Pioneer (Corteva)
#25	Kyle Jay Lively	21	Pioneer (Corteva)
#26	Matthew David Walch	21	Pioneer (Corteva)
#27	Suzanne Michelle Mickelson	21	Pioneer (Corteva)
#28	William Ellsworth Wyant, III	21	Pioneer (Corteva)
#29	Leslie Charles Kuhlman	19	Pioneer (Corteva)
#30	Dennis James Dolan	18	Pioneer (Corteva)
#31	Donald Kyle	18	Pioneer (Corteva)
#32	Travis J Lee	18	Pioneer (Corteva)
#33	Cary S. Hubner	17	John Deere
#34	Darren G Jones	17	Monsanto Technology
#35	Russell Fox	17	Pioneer (Corteva)
#36	Andrew J. Murphy	16	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#37	Leonardus Johannes Maria Hendrickx	16	Pioneer (Corteva)
#38	Mark David Hoffbeck	16	Pioneer (Corteva)
#39	Bhanu Kiran Reddy Palla	15	John Deere
#40	Eric Scott Riedeman	15	Pioneer (Corteva)
#41	Gustavo Marcelo Garcia	15	Pioneer (Corteva)
#42	Jean-Marc Montpetit	15	Pioneer (Corteva)
#43	Michael Adam Chandler	15	Pioneer (Corteva)
#44	Travis Korry Coleman	15	Pioneer (Corteva)
#45	Benoit Revol	14	Pioneer (Corteva)
#46	Candida Braga Cabral	14	Pioneer (Corteva)
#47	Jordon Michael Pace	14	Pioneer (Corteva)
#48	Mark Jacob Gadlage	14	Pioneer (Corteva)
#49	Charles Thomas Cunnyngham	13	Pioneer (Corteva)
#50	Chadwick Bruce Koscielny	13	Pioneer (Corteva)
#51	Cory Douglas Hunt	13	Cnh Industrial America
#52	Ian Radtke	13	Precision Planting
#53	Jason Stoller	13	Precision Planting
#54	Julia Xiuling Zhang	13	Pioneer (Corteva)
#55	Jill Renee Lennon	12	Pioneer (Corteva)
#56	Marion Calmer	12	Calmer Holding Company
#57	Maria Betsabe Mantilla-Perez	12	Monsanto Technology
#58	Richard G. Stelpflug	12	Monsanto Technology
#59	Roger L. Lussenden	12	Monsanto Technology
#60	Thomas Craig Kevern	12	Pioneer (Corteva)
#61	Brian J. Anderson	11	Cnh Industrial America
#62	David Walter Whitaker	11	Pioneer (Corteva)
#63	Devin Michael Nichols	11	Monsanto Technology
#64	Duane M. Bomleny	11	John Deere
#65	Gregory J. Holland	11	Monsanto Technology
#66	Jon Popi	11	Monsanto Technology
#67	Katherine Lisko Madden	11	Pioneer (Corteva)
#68	Lynn Macdonald	11	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
#69	Maria Mateos Hernandez	11	—
#70	Patrick Joseph Arthur Grams	11	Mertec
#71	Takanori MORIMOTO	11	Kubota
#72	Andrew Jon Ross	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#73	Brian Scott Erdahl	10	Syngenta Participations Ag
#74	Brittany Schroeder	10	Cnh Industrial America
#75	Christopher Michael Schaefer	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#76	Everton Alen Brenner	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#77	Jason Aaron Long	10	Mertec
#78	Jeffrey Stuart Posch	10	Agrigenics
#79	Larry Pulkrabek	10	Trikausa
#80	Leah Viesselmann Stirling	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#81	Martin Peter Christiansen	10	—
#82	Martin A. Fabrizius	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#83	Nathaniel J. Page	10	Monsanto Technology
#84	Nicholas Adam Crowley	10	Pioneer (Corteva)
#85	Thomas B. Carlson	10	Monsanto Technology
#86	Andrew W. Harmon	9	John Deere
#87	Daniel Joseph Stanton	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#88	Elijah B. Garner	9	John Deere
#89	Grant J. Wonderlich	9	John Deere
#90	Ramon Buchaca Tarragona	9	—
#91	Ronald J Haarmann	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#92	Ryan Thorson	9	Agrigenics
#93	Scott McClinchey	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#94	Steven Tyler Thornton	9	Pioneer (Corteva)
#95	Toshinari Yamaoka	9	Chervon (Hk) Limited
#96	Dawn E Fraser	8	Monsanto Technology
#97	Dale Koch	8	Precision Planting
#98	Jason Michael Prothro	8	Pioneer (Corteva)
#99	Joel T. Cook	8	Cnh Industrial America
#100	John W. Hemminghaus	8	Monsanto Technology

Top Companies

Rank ↑	Company ↕	Patents ↕
1	Pioneer (Corteva)	302
2	Monsanto Technology	248
3	John Deere	207
#4	M.S. Technologies, L.L.C.	101
#5	Cnh Industrial America	82
#6	Syngenta Crop Protection Ag	42
#7	Seminis Vegetable Seeds	41
#8	Precision Planting	39
#9	Kubota	36
#10	Unknown	35
#11	Agco	32
#12	Stine Seed Farm	31
#13	Ecolab Usa	21
#14	Lely Patent N.V.	19
#15	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals	19
#16	Honda Motor Co.	18
#17	Husqvarna Ab	18
#18	Mertec	18
#19	Basf Se	17
#20	LG	17
#21	Globeride	16
#22	Amazon	15
#23	Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt En Zaadhandel B.V.	15
#24	Nanjing Chervon Industry Co.	13
#25	Yanmar Power Technology Co.	12
#26	Calmer Holding Company	11
#27	Delaval Holding Ab	11
#28	Makita	11
#29	Corteva Agriscience	10
#30	S. C. Johnson & Son	10
#31	Signify Holding B.V.	10
#32	Upl	10
#33	Forage Genetics International	9
#34	Rain Bird	9
#35	Trikausa	9
#36	Bayer Healthcare	8
#37	Jiangsu University	8
#38	Sumitomo Chemical	8
#39	Techtronic Cordless Gp	8
#40	Tidalx Ai	8
#41	Woodstream	8
#42	Yanmar Holdings Co.	8
#43	Andreas Stihl Ag & Co. Kg	7
#44	Briggs & Stratton	7
#45	Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen Gmbh	7
#46	Hm.Clause	7
#47	Northeast Institute Of Geography And Agroecology, Chinese Academy Of Sciences	7
#48	Nunhems B.V.	7
#49	Paragonix Technologies	7
#50	The Procter & Gamble	7
#51	The Toro	7
#52	Yamabiko	7
#53	CNRS	6
#54	Greenworks (Jiangsu) Co.	6
#55	Iowa State University	6
#56	Milwaukee Electric Tool	6
#57	University Of Arkansas	6
#58	Adama Makhteshim	5
#59	Basf Agro B.V.	5
#60	Climate	5
#61	Daiki Co.	5
#62	Discovery Purchaser	5
#63	Fraunhofer	5
#64	Kinze Manufacturing	5
#65	Kuhn Sas	5
#66	Lindsay	5
#67	Ls Mtron	5
#68	Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone	5
#69	Newleaf Symbiotics	5
#70	Ningbo Dayang Technology Co.	5
#71	Pic	5
#72	Sakata Seed	5
#73	Solasta Bio Limited	5
#74	Verdant Robotics	5
#75	Basf Agricultural Solutions Us	4
#76	Carbon Autonomous Robotic Systems	4
#77	Carl Geringhoff Gmbh & Co. Kg	4
#78	Doskocil Manufacturing Company	4
#79	Dow Global Technologies	4
#80	Hebe Studio Limited	4
#81	Honey Bee Manufacturing	4
#82	Kws Saat Se & Co. Kgaa	4
#83	Mars, Incorporated	4
#84	Nippon Soda Co.	4
#85	North Carolina State University	4
#86	Raven Industries	4
#87	S.C.R. (Engineers) Limited	4
#88	Scythe Robotics	4
#89	Seoul Viosys Co.	4
#90	Shin-Etsu Chemical Co.	4
#91	Smartfreez, Lda	4
#92	Spectrum Brands	4
#93	Suntory Holdings Limited	4
#94	University of California	4
#95	Transmedics	4
#96	Unicharm	4
#97	Valent Biosciences	4
#98	Valmont Industries	4
#99	Vermeer Manufacturing	4
#100	Zhejiang University	4

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