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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Nuremberg, DE ranks #343 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 352 patents from 199 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Nuremberg, DE include Fraunhofer, Intel, Qualcomm.

Showing 1–50 of 199 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Ralf Geiger Fraunhofer 11
2 Rajarajan Balraj Intel 9
3 Max Neuendorf Fraunhofer 8
3 Frederik Nagel Fraunhofer 8
3 Stefan Bayer Fraunhofer 8
#6 Sven Fischer Qualcomm 7
#6 Markus Multrus Fraunhofer 7
#8 Johannes Hilpert Fraunhofer 6
#8 Nikolaus Rettelbach Fraunhofer 6
#8 Markus Vester Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 6
#11 Richard Max Boegel Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 5
#11 Richard Schadt Electrolux Home Products Corporation N. V. 5
#11 Jens Jordan Diehl Aerospace Gmbh 5
#14 Sebastian Pedro Rosado Hamilton Sundstrand 4
#14 Stefan Fueglein Electrolux Home Products Corporation N. V. 4
#14 Patrick Stupar Qualcomm 4
#14 Vladyslav Ukis Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 4
#14 Nicola Varanese Qualcomm 4
#14 Christian Pietsch Qualcomm 4
#14 Katrin Roeder 4
#14 Wojciech Bujak 4
#14 MARC AUBREVILLE Sivantos Pte. 4
#14 Robin Thesing Dolby International Ab 4
#24 Jan Hauke Wemken Osram Oled Gmbh 3
#24 Piniwan Thiwanka Bandara Wijekoon GE 3
#24 Günter Lauritsch Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 3
#24 Inaki Fernandez Schaeffler 3
#24 Safouane Sfar St-Ericsson Sa 3
#24 Johannes Reinschke Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 3
#24 Hubert Buechner Heraeus Medical Gmbh 3
#24 Andreas Hierl Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 3
#24 Michael Zenge Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 3
#24 Alexander Rzany Biotronik Ag 3
#34 Martin Requardt Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 2
#34 Daniel Sickert Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 2
#34 Thorsten Edelhaeusser Fraunhofer 2
#34 Uwe Rass Siemens Audiologische Technik Gmbh 2
#34 Rainer Schmidt Aptiv Technologies Ag 2
#34 Andreas Jobst Fraunhofer 2
#34 Andreas Wollner Schaeffler 2
#34 Manfred Hermann Jvk Filtration Systems Gmbh 2
#34 Vincent Regnier Delphi International Operations Luxembourg S.A.R.L. 2
#34 Ingo Bogen Semikron Elektronik 2
#34 Frank Falster Schukra Geratebau Gmbh 2
#34 Lars Luehmann Fraunhofer 2
#34 Jörg Neidig Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 2
#34 Harald Heck BMW 2
#34 Carola Kuehn Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 2
#34 Chris Fludger Cisco 2
#34 Manfred Elbacher Paul Muller Gmbh & Co. Kg Unternehmensbeteiligungen 2