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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Nuremberg, DE ranks #360 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 363 patents from 194 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Nuremberg, DE include Fraunhofer, Qualcomm, Siemens Aktiengesellschaft.

Showing 1–50 of 194 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Markus Multrus Fraunhofer 16
2 Sven Fischer Qualcomm 15
3 Markus Vester Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 11
#4 Ralf Geiger Fraunhofer 10
#5 Angus Wardlaw Adidas Ag 9
#5 Max Neuendorf Fraunhofer 9
#7 Nikolaus Rettelbach Fraunhofer 7
#8 Johannes Hilpert Fraunhofer 6
#9 Carlo Shayeb Haworth 5
#9 Rajarajan Balraj Intel 5
#9 Rainer Bachl 5
#9 Markus Schnell Fraunhofer 5
#9 Konstantin Schmidt Fraunhofer 5
#14 Michael Zenge Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 4
#14 Jouni Paulus Fraunhofer 4
#14 Thomas Duthel Cisco 4
#14 Vincent Regnier Delphi International Operations Luxembourg S.A.R.L. 4
#14 Alexander Groeschel Dolby International Ab 4
#14 Vladyslav Ukis Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 4
#14 Piniwan Thiwanka Bandara Wijekoon GE 4
#21 Ansgar Scherb Ericsson 3
#21 Georg Schroedel Baumueller Nuernberg Gmbh 3
#21 Joachim Brodesser Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 3
#21 Peter Hackenschmied Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 3
#21 Markus Thamm Miele & Cie. Kg 3
#21 Johannes Reinschke Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 3
#21 Manfred Lutzky Fraunhofer 3
#21 Frederik Nagel Fraunhofer 3
#21 Igor Kaufmann Kennametal 3
#30 Hans Bauernfeind Intel 2
#30 Martin Requardt Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 2
#30 Christian Pietsch Qualcomm 2
#30 Maria Jimena Costa Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 2
#30 Vladimir Idelevitch Audi Ag 2
#30 Klaus Weinzierl Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 2
#30 Martin Wolters Dolby International Ab 2
#30 Ralf Dotzel Johnson Matthey Public Limited 2
#30 Harald Heck BMW 2
#30 Sebastian Hoefener Eckart Gmbh 2
#30 Nicola Varanese Qualcomm 2
#30 Patrick Stupar Qualcomm 2
#30 Christine Bach Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 2
#30 Safouane Sfar St-Ericsson Sa 2
#30 Jurgen Metzger Leonhard Kurz Stiftung & Co. Kg 2
#30 Hubert Buechner Heraeus Medical Gmbh 2
#30 Stephan Heigl Robert Bosch Gmbh 2
#30 Franz Kurth Schaeffler 2
#30 Adrian Murtaza Fraunhofer 2
#30 Markus Kowarschik Siemens Healthcare Limited 2
#30 Georg Fischer AT&T 2