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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Oberkochen, DE ranks #938 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 135 patents from 55 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Oberkochen, DE include Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh, Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag, Carl Zeiss Multisem Gmbh.

Showing 1–50 of 55 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Hans-Juergen Mann Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 16
2 Damian Fiolka Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 10
2 Frank Schlesener Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 10
#4 Michael Patra Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 7
#5 Martin Endres Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 6
#6 Florian Bach Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 5
#6 Thomas Holzhauer Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag 5
#8 Dirk Zeidler Carl Zeiss Multisem Gmbh 4
#8 Michael Arnz Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 4
#8 Udo Dinger Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 4
#8 Stefan Xalter Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 4
#12 Sonja Schneider Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 3
#12 Artur Hoegele Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag 3
#12 Ulrich Wegmann Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 3
#12 Marco Pretorius Carl Zeiss Ag 3
#16 Jochen Wieland Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 2
#16 Gunnar Lessmann Phoenix Contact 2
#16 Daniele Aranzulla Trw Automotive Gmbh 2
#16 Martin von Hodenberg Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 2
#16 Andras G. Major Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 2
#16 Dirk Preikszas Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 2
#16 Ralf Meschenmoser Carl Zeiss Vision International Gmbh 2
#16 Rumen Iliew Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 2
#24 Vladan Blahnik Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 1
#24 Hans-Juergen Rostalski Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 1
#24 Christoph Menke Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 1
#24 Andreas Schmaunz Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 1
#24 Hermann Pfeifer Officine Savio S.P.A. 1
#24 Alexandra F. Elli Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 1
#24 Jenny Trommer Osram Gmbh 1
#24 Kai Schubert Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 1
#24 Christian Luecke Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag 1
#24 Ralf Frese Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 1
#24 Mario Muetzel Carl Zeiss Multisem Gmbh 1
#24 Wolfgang Füβlein Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 1
#24 Karl-Heinz Schuster Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 1
#24 Peter Deufel Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 1
#24 Michel Aliman Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 1
#24 Momme Mommsen Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 1
#24 Dietrich Wolf Friadent Gmbh 1
#24 Olaf Rogalsky Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 1
#24 Alexandra Pazidis Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 1
#24 Patrick LEIBACH Basf Se 1
#24 Peter Lindmuller Endress+Hauser Conducta Gesellschaft Fuer Mess- Und Regeltechnik Mbh + Co. Kg 1
#24 Oliver Jacobs Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh 1
#24 Juergen Liegel Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag 1
#24 Vladimir Kamenov Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 1
#24 Daniel Kraehmer Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 1
#24 Johannes Wangler Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 1
#24 Michael Kuechel Zygo 1