Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Jena, DE ranks #512 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 259 patents from 162 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Jena, DE include Docter Optics Se, Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh, Jenavalve Technology.

Showing 1–50 of 162 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Wolfram Wintzer Docter Optics Se 11
2 Ingo Kleppe Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 9
3 Dmitry Fedosik Docter Optics Se 6
#4 Hans-Reiner Figulla Jenavalve Technology 5
#4 Christoph Nieten Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag 5
#4 Ralf Netz Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 5
#4 Ralf Wolleschensky Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 5
#4 Gertrud Blei Sanofi-Aventis 5
#4 Helmut Lippert Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 5
#10 Peter Westphal Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 4
#10 Yauheni Novikau Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 4
#10 Sven Kiontke Asphericon Gmbh 4
#13 Ulrike FUCHS Asphericon Gmbh 3
#13 Daniel Schwedt Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 3
#13 Johannes Winterot Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 3
#13 Matthias Reich Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag 3
#13 Frank G. Lehmann Pierce Biotechnology 3
#13 Christoph Damm Jenavalve Technology 3
#13 Lothar Brehm J-Fiber Gmbh 3
#13 Benno Radt Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 3
#13 Ferid Bajramovic Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag 3
#22 Wilfried Bissmann Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag 2
#22 Gunter Heumann Sanofi-Aventis 2
#22 Ralf Bickel Clondiag Gmbh 2
#22 Matthias S. Wenzel Pierce Biotechnology 2
#22 Enrico Geissler Carl Zeiss Ag 2
#22 Matthias Nowak Trimble Jena Gmbh 2
#22 Falk A. Gonnert Smartdyelivery Gmbh 2
#22 Gregor Stobrawa Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag 2
#22 Gerhard Kalkowski Fraunhofer 2
#22 Tobias Kaufhold Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 2
#22 Thomas Kuckelkorn Schott Ag 2
#22 Torsten Erbe Jenoptik Optical Systems Gmbh 2
#22 Markus Ferrari Jenavalve Technology 2
#22 Jens Moritz Asphericon Gmbh 2
#22 Mario Bock Sanofi-Aventis 2
#22 Mark Bischoff Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag 2
#22 Frank Wippermann Fraunhofer 2
#22 Johannes Knoblich Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 2
#22 Ramona Eberhardt Fraunhofer 2
#22 Tiemo Anhut Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 2
#22 Stefan Risse Fraunhofer 2
#22 Georg Guenther Carl Zeiss Sports Optics Gmbh 2
#22 Thomas Gutsche J-Fiber Gmbh 2
#45 Michael Stefan Rill Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag 1
#45 Stephan H. Von Reuss Boyce Thompson Institute For Plant Research 1
#45 Sascha Perlitz Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 1
#45 Thomas Thaler Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 1
#45 Ulrich Matejka Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 1
#45 Matthias Schnabelrauch Heraeus Kulzer Gmbh & Co. Kg 1