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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Nuremberg, DE ranks #357 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 360 patents from 198 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Nuremberg, DE include Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Fraunhofer, Qualcomm.

Showing 1–50 of 198 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Markus Vester Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 13
2 Frederik Nagel Fraunhofer 10
3 Sven Fischer Qualcomm 7
3 Markus Multrus Fraunhofer 7
3 Johannes Hilpert Fraunhofer 7
#6 Olaf Boese Schaeffler 6
#6 Igor Kaufmann Kennametal 6
#6 Alexander Groeschel Dolby International Ab 6
#9 Angus Wardlaw Adidas Ag 5
#9 Konstantin Schmidt Fraunhofer 5
#11 Franz Kurth Schaeffler 4
#11 Stephen John Russell Adidas Ag 4
#11 Jouni Paulus Fraunhofer 4
#11 Jens Popp Dolby International Ab 4
#11 Wolfram Strauss Fraunhofer 4
#11 Ralf Geiger Fraunhofer 4
#11 Vladyslav Ukis Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 4
#11 Nikolaus Rettelbach Fraunhofer 4
#11 Max Neuendorf Fraunhofer 4
#20 Ingo Bogen Semikron Elektronik 3
#20 Sven Claus Schaeffler 3
#20 Andreas Wollner Schaeffler 3
#20 Sudeep Manithara Vamanan Apple 3
#20 Vincent Regnier Delphi International Operations Luxembourg S.A.R.L. 3
#20 Thorsten Stuetzle Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 3
#20 Jochen Thielen Schaeffler 3
#20 Soeren Gehrke Cisco 3
#20 Sascha Dick Fraunhofer 3
#20 Manuel Engewald Ellenberger & Poensgen Gmbh 3
#20 Harald Albrecht Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 3
#20 Thomas Duthel Cisco 3
#20 Stefan Reuschl Fraunhofer 3
#20 Michael Zitzmann Intel 3
#20 Jan Hauke Wemken Osram Oled Gmbh 3
#20 Ralf Stautner Schaeffler 3
#36 Michael Sterns Rohde & Schwarz 2
#36 Jochen Hoidis Qualcomm 2
#36 Marc Roessler Dolby International Ab 2
#36 Robin Thesing Dolby International Ab 2
#36 Stefan Bayer Fraunhofer 2
#36 Marcus Paul Kennametal 2
#36 Stefan Mager Intel 2
#36 Yashar Musayev Schaeffler 2
#36 Roman Achleitner Siemens Healthcare Limited 2
#36 Wolfgang Bielmeier Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 2
#36 Sebastian Fehringer Diehl Aerospace Gmbh 2
#36 Tim Matthias Hosenfeldt Schaeffler 2
#36 Christoph Brabec Konarka Technologies 2
#36 Michael Grasruck Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 2
#36 Florin Ghido Fraunhofer 2