Where does Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft rank among US patent assignees?

According to USPTO PatentsView (2015–2025 granted utility patents), Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft ranks #786 of 49,997 assignees by granted-patent volume, the same sort as the companies listing and top-holders ranking. See /methodology/#corpus-placement.

How many patents does Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft hold?

Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft holds 583 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025, spanning 65 technology areas.

What is Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft's Innovation Score?

Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft has an Innovation Score of 57.2 out of 100 (top 5% of the corpus). This composite metric weighs portfolio volume (40%), grant velocity (20%), technology breadth (25%), and claim depth (15%).

Is Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft's patent grant rate increasing or decreasing?

Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft's recent grant velocity is -68% compared to the prior five-year period (grant years, not application filing dates). Grant activity has slowed relative to earlier years.

What does claim depth mean for Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft's patents?

Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft's patents average 14.9 claims each. This is an aggregate descriptive count from the grant record; it does not establish claim scope, legal strength, enforceability, or design-around risk.

How is the Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft patent data sourced?

All patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office covering US granted utility patents from 2015 to 2025.

USPTO 2015–2025 USPTO PatentsView Foreign Corporation

Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft

Q: What technology areas does Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft focus on?

Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft's top technology area is A01N (Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators) with 378 patents, ranking #3 of 1,216 assignees active in that subclass. Grants appear in 65 CPC subclasses total.

USPTO PatentsView assignee record - 583 granted patents across 65 technology areas, recorded in grant years 2015–2025. Grant-trend analysis is cross-referenced to USPTO Patent Public Search; it does not measure application filings, current R&D, or legal strength. Primary class: A01N (Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators).

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The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Bayer ranks #786 of 49,997 tracked US assignees by granted-patent volume, with 583 patents across 65 technology areas.

#786
of 49,997 US assignees by volume: Top 5%
by Innovation Score (57.2/100): 14.9
avg claims per patent: -68%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

USPTO PatentsView assignee plate

Corpus R786 · Foreign Corporation #786 · 583 grants

GRANTS-MID · TOP-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · CPC-WIDE · INNOV-PAR · CLAIMS-RICH · TYPE-FRNCORP · VEL-DROP · BOOK-FULL

GRANTS-MID 583 grants
TOP-DECILE #786/49,997
PHOTO-FINISH Agilent
CPC-WIDE A01N · 65 areas
INNOV-PAR 57.2/100
CLAIMS-RICH 14.9 claims/avg
TYPE-FRNCORP Foreign Corp
VEL-DROP -68% vel
BOOK-FULL 10/10 fields

Nearest grant-volume peer: Agilent Technologies, Inc. (±0 grants)

Instrument codes from this assignee’s USPTO PatentsView grant sheet: volume band, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead CPC, Innovation Score, claim depth, assignee type, velocity, and book completeness. Not a USPTO rating of patent strength.

How Bayer’s 57.2 Innovation Score adds up

The same four weighted components behind every Innovation Score on PlainPatent: portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth.

Volume 22.0 pts (38%) Velocity 1.3 pts (2%) Breadth 25.0 pts (44%) Claim depth 9.0 pts (16%)

Qualcomm Incorporated · highest

85
Bayer Cropscience… · this assignee

57
Elucid Bioimaging · near

57
InCube Labs · near

57
Sakuu · near

57
Givaudan · near

57
3D Lighting… · lowest

7

What this shows Bayer's Innovation Score is 57.2/100 (top 5% of the PatentsView-derived corpus). The chart places that score against the nearest Innovation Score peers plus corpus poles, not a reprint of the volume ranking.

Does more volume mean deeper claims for Bayer?

Each dot is one of Bayer’s 8 nearest volume peers (same corpus rank neighbourhood as the chart above), placed by total granted patents (horizontal) against average claims per patent (vertical). Bayer’s own 14.9 claims/patent is at or below the 17.4 median for these volume peers. Volume here does not track with deeper claims; several lower-volume peers claim more thoroughly per patent.

Bayer vs its 8 nearest volume peers: granted patents vs average claims per patent. Source: USPTO PatentsView.

How Bayer's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft received 142 grants versus 439 in 2015–2019 (-68% equal-window velocity, below median growth). Across complete PatentsView years, output peaked in 2017 at 106 grants and bottomed in 2024 at 7. Lead class A01N accounts for 64.8% of the portfolio across 65 subclasses. Volume neighbours: Phoenix Contact GMBH & Co. KG (#782) and iRobot Corporation (#790).

Bayer's three-year grant acceleration

From 2019–2021 to 2022–2024, Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft moved from 189 to 36 grants (0.19x the prior three-year total, a multiple, not a CAGR). Among 3,296 tracked assignees with ≥100 grants and ≥20 prior-period grants, that multiple ranks #3,104. See the growth leaderboard.

Phoenix Contact &…

587
PPG Industries Oh…

586
North Carolina St…

585
Agilent

583
Children's Medica…

583
Howmedica Osteoni…

583
Bayer Cropscience… ◀

583
Analog Devices In…

582
irobot

582

What this shows Bayer holds 583 patents at rank #786, shown against the 8 assignees closest to it in grant volume rather than the industry's largest filers.

Companies ranked near Bayer

By rank, the assignees closest to #786 in granted patent volume.

Leaders in A01N (Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR…)

Other assignees with the most granted patents in Bayer's primary technology class.

Assignees with similar portfolio profiles

Two PlainPatent-derived peer sets for Bayer, neither rank-band nor same-CPC leaders (those blocks stay above). In A01N (Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR…), Bayer ranks #3 of 1,216 assignees by patent count in that subclass.

Similar innovation score

Nearest assignees by Innovation Score (57 here).

InCube Labs, LLC 57 Elucid Bioimaging Inc. 57 Sakuu Corporation 57 Givaudan SA 57

Similar claim depth

Nearest assignees by average claims per patent (14.9 here).

Saab AB 14.9 avg AMS Sensors Singapore PTE. Ltd. 14.9 avg Robe lighting s.r.o. 14.9 avg Sensus Spectrum, LLC 14.9 avg

Bayer's Innovation Score vs. every tracked assignee

Composite of portfolio volume, grant velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth (0–100)

57 Top 5% higher than 95% of 49,997 US assignees

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Source USPTO PatentsView, PlainPatent Innovation Score · 2015–2025

USPTO utility patent grants by year · 2015–2025

Grants by year

Teal-shaded recent years (2020–present) versus the 2015–2019 baseline. Full figures in the table below.

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Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft patent grants by year, 2015–2025
Year	Patents Granted	Share of Period
2015	68	11.7%
2016	80	13.7%
2017	106	18.2%
2018	102	17.5%
2019	83	14.2%
2020	67	11.5%
2021	39	6.7%
2022	19	3.3%
2023	10	1.7%
2024	7	1.2%
2025partial year	2	0.3%

Which technologies does Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft patent most?

A01N - Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators 378

C07D - Heterocyclic Compounds 252

C07C - Acyclic OR Carbocyclic Compounds 74

A61P - Specific Therapeutic Activity OF Chemical Compounds OR Medicinal Preparations 71

C12N - Microorganisms OR ENZYMES; Compositions THEREOF; Propagating, Preserving, OR Maintaining MICROORGANISMS; Mutation OR Genetic ENGINEERING; Culture Media 59

A01H - NEW Plants OR ; NON-TRANSGENIC; Processes FOR Obtaining THEM; Plant Reproduction BY Tissue Culture Techniques 54

Y02A - Technologies FOR Adaptation TO Climate Change 25

C07F - Acyclic, Carbocyclic OR Heterocyclic Compounds Containing Elements Other Than Carbon, Hydrogen, Halogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Selenium OR Tellurium 23

A01C - PLANTING; SOWING; Fertilising 20

C07K - Peptides 19

C12Y - Enzymes 12

A61K - Preparations FOR Medical, Dental OR Toiletry Purposes 11

A01M - Catching, Trapping OR Scaring OF Animals ; Apparatus FOR THE Destruction OF Noxious Animals OR Noxious Plants 8

C12R - Indexing Scheme Associated With Subclasses C12c - C12q, Relating TO Microorganisms 7

C05G - Mixtures OF Fertilisers Covered Individually BY Different Subclasses OF Class C05; Mixtures OF ONE OR More Fertilisers With Materials NOT Having A Specific Fertilising Activity, e.g. Pesticides, Soil-conditioners, Wetting Agents ; Fertilisers Characterised BY Their Form 7

Top 15 of 65 technology areas

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Data Source

USPTO PatentsView, US granted patents 2015–2025

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What to do with this data

Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft's patent record in context - here's where to go next.

Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft's lead technology class is A01N (Preservation OF Bodies OF Humans OR Animals OR Plants OR Parts Thereof ; Biocides, e.g. AS Disinfectants, AS Pesticides OR AS Herbicides ; Pest Repellants OR ATTRACTANTS; Plant Growth Regulators), 64.8% of its portfolio - see every assignee active in that class. Explore A01N
Ranked #786 of 49,997 tracked assignees by patent volume - see the full leaderboard. See the ranking
Compare Bayer Cropscience Aktiengesellschaft against Phoenix Contact GMBH & Co. KG, an assignee filing at a similar volume. Compare portfolios
Innovation Score of 57.2/100 blends volume, velocity, technology breadth, and claim depth. How it's calculated

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through May 2026; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the USPTO PatentsView database. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sources used on this page

USPTO PatentsView - the disambiguated bulk patent-grant, assignee, and CPC data this page's figures are derived from. patentsview.org
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) - the joint USPTO/EPO classification scheme used to group patents by technology area. cooperativepatentclassification.org
USPTO Patent Public Search - the official interface to verify the status of any individual patent. ppubs.uspto.gov

Compiled by PlainPatent , US Patent Intelligence Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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