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Monsanto Company

3,405Patents
9Active
3,405Granted
47Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jan 18, 1965 → Aug 13, 2019 · 5 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4940835A Glyphosate-resistant plants Chemistry; Metallurgy 587 Expired
US5134066A Improved probes using nucleosides containing 3-dezauracil analogs Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 539 Expired
US5633435A Glyphosate-tolerant 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthases Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 533 Expired
US5699244A Hand-held GUI PDA with GPS/DGPS receiver for collecting agronomic and GPS position data Electricity 530 Expired
US4230463A Multicomponent membranes for gas separations Performing Operations; Transporting 352 Expired
US5188642A Glyphosate-resistant plants Chemistry; Metallurgy 288 Expired
US5981834A Genetically engineering cotton plants for altered fiber Chemistry; Metallurgy 278 Expired
US5352605A Chimeric genes for transforming plant cells using viral promoters Chemistry; Metallurgy 270 Expired
US5627061A Glyphosate-tolerant 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthases Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 252 Expired
US4130535A Thermoplastic vulcanizates of olefin rubber and polyolefin resin Chemistry; Metallurgy 242 Expired
US5500365A Synthetic plant genes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 239 Expired
US4311628A Thermoplastic elastomeric blends of olefin rubber and polyolefin resin Chemistry; Metallurgy 234 Expired
US5463175A Glyphosate tolerant plants Chemistry; Metallurgy 231 Expired
US5110441A Solid state pH sensor Physics 219 Expired
US5824877A Method for soybean transformation and regeneration Chemistry; Metallurgy 218 Expired
US4971908A Glyphosate-tolerant 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase Chemistry; Metallurgy 206 Expired
US6248876A Glyphosate-tolerant 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthases Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 202 Expired
US5416011A Method for soybean transformation and regeneration Chemistry; Metallurgy 198 Expired
US5304119A Instrument for injecting implants through animal hide Human Necessities 188 Expired
US5312910A Glyphosate-tolerant 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthase Chemistry; Metallurgy 178 Expired
US5569834A Method for soybean transformation and regeneration Chemistry; Metallurgy 175 Expired
US6505146B1 Method and system for spatial evaluation of field and crop performance Human Necessities 168 Expired
US5310667A Glyphosate-tolerant 5-enolpyruvyl-3-phosphoshikimate synthases Chemistry; Metallurgy 165 Expired
US4318882A Method for producing a collapse resistant polyester container for hot fill applications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 163 Expired
US4346028A Asbestiform crystalline calcium sodium or lithium phosphate, preparation and compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 160 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.