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Zwijnaarde, Belgium

Cropdesign N.v.


USPTO Granted Patents = 71

% Expired Patents = 83.1



Forward Citations = 333

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71 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

goldMedal Valerie Frankard (19 out of 29 patents)

silverMedal Frederik Leyns (13 out of 20 patents)

bronzeMedal Ana Isabel Sanz Molinero (12 out of 26 patents)

4.  Willem F Broekaert (11 out of 46 patents)

5.  Pierre Lejeune (9 out of 15 patents)

6.  Dirk Inze (9 out of 14 patents)

7.  Vladimir Mironov (9 out of 10 patents)

8.  Willy Dillen (9 out of 10 patents)

9.  Yves Hatzfeld (8 out of 21 patents)

10.  Christophe Reuzeau (8 out of 19 patents)

11.  Lieven De Veylder (7 out of 10 patents)

12.  Ramon Serrano Salom (6 out of 8 patents)

13.  Jose Miguel Mulet Salort (3 out of 3 patents)

14.  Roc Ros Palau (3 out of 3 patents)

15.  Yang Do Choi (3 out of 7 patents)


Core Competencies:
Yield Improvement
Growth Characteristics
Rice Promoters
Abiotic Stress Tolerance
Transgenic Plants
Nucleic Acid Molecules
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase
Plant Breeding
Environmental Stress
Phenotypic Analysis
Plant Cell Cycle
RNA Binding Proteins

71 patents:

1. 9538124 - Root evaluation (2017-01-03),
2. 8878006 - Plants having enhanced yield-related traits and a method for making the same (2014-11-04),
3. 8853492 - Plants having improved growth characteristics and a method for making the same (2014-10-07),
4. 8847016 - Rice promoters (2014-09-30),
5. 8847015 - Rice promoters (2014-09-30),
6. 8704043 - Plants having increased yield-related traits and a method for making the same (2014-04-22),
7. 8686221 - Plants having improved growth characteristics under reduced nutrient availability and a method for making the same (2014-04-01),
8. 8670594 - Method and apparatus to determine the start of flowering in plants (2014-03-11),
9. D698513 - Array of transport elements for supporting and moving plant pots (2014-01-28),
10. 8604274 - Plants having enhanced yield-related traits and a method for making the same (2013-12-10),
11. 8598411 - Plants having improved growth characteristics and a method for making the same (2013-12-03),
12. 8569576 - Plants having enhanced yield-related traits and a method for making the same (2013-10-29),
13. 8559679 - Method and apparatus to determine the start of flowering in plants (2013-10-15),
14. 8487160 - Plants having improved growth characteristics and methods for making the same (2013-07-16),
15. 8461413 - Plants having enhanced yield-related traits and a method for making the same (2013-06-11),
Cropdesign N.V., headquartered in Zwijnaarde, Belgium, specializes in plant yield improvement technologies. The company focuses on enhancing growth characteristics and developing transgenic plants that exhibit abiotic stress tolerance. Its research encompasses innovative approaches utilizing nucleic acid molecules and cyclin-dependent kinases to advance plant breeding techniques. By leveraging these core technology topics, Cropdesign aims to contribute significantly to agricultural productivity and sustainability in various crop species.
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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Sep 29 2026

71 Patents

#2 in Zwijnaarde

#68 in Belgium

#10,492 in the World

Zwijnaarde, BE
Zwijnaarde, Belgium

Cropdesign N.v.

Forward Citations = 333

71 inventors:

goldMedal Valerie Frankard (19 out of 29 patents)

silverMedal Frederik Leyns (13 out of 20 patents)

bronzeMedal Ana Isabel Sanz Molinero (12 out of 26 patents)

4.  Willem F Broekaert (11 out of 46 patents)

5.  Pierre Lejeune (9 out of 15 patents)

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