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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Oberkochen, DE ranks #981 worldwide for total patents filed in 2018, with 136 patents from 61 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Oberkochen, DE include Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh, Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh, Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh.

Showing 1–50 of 61 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Michael Patra Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 16
2 Martin Endres Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 14
3 Dominik Seitz Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh 9
#4 Sonja Schneider Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 6
#5 Dirk Preikszas Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 4
#5 Dirk Zeidler Carl Zeiss Multisem Gmbh 4
#5 Johannes Wangler Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 4
#5 Damian Fiolka Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 4
#9 Marco Pretorius Carl Zeiss Ag 3
#9 Frank Schlesener Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 3
#9 Andras G. Major Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 3
#9 Jens Prochnau Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 3
#13 Stefan Xalter Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 2
#13 Udo Dinger Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 2
#13 Daniel Golde Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 2
#13 Michael Arnz Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 2
#13 Momme Mommsen Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 2
#13 Daniele Aranzulla Trw Automotive Gmbh 2
#13 Florian Bach Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 2
#13 Michel Aliman Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 2
#13 Joerg Specht Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 2
#13 Hans-Juergen Rostalski Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 2
#13 Hans-Juergen Mann Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 2
#13 Helge Jess Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag 2
#13 Vladimir Kamenov Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 2
#13 Daniel Kraehmer Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 2
#27 Stephan Rieger Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh 1
#27 Uwe Lang Brita Lp 1
#27 Olaf Rogalsky Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 1
#27 Fenny Nauli Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag 1
#27 Gerald Rothenhoefer Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 1
#27 MURIEL SAMANIEGO Dupont Safety & Construction 1
#27 Stefan Steinmetz Schaeffler 1
#27 Tobias Woletz Carl Zeiss Industrielle Messtechnik Gmbh 1
#27 Jochen Härlen Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh 1
#27 Christian Maranke Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh 1
#27 Sebastian Schall Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 1
#27 Nadine Geller Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag 1
#27 Max Riedel Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag 1
#27 Jeffrey Erxmeyer Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 1
#27 Wolf Krause Tooz Technologies Gmbh 1
#27 Christine Hanel Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag 1
#27 Vladan Blahnik Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 1
#27 Christoph Kuebler Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag 1
#27 Artur Högele Carl Zeiss Meditec Ag 1
#27 Ralf Meschenmoser Carl Zeiss Vision International Gmbh 1
#27 Johannes Werner Rieger Erlau Ag 1
#27 Andreas Schmaunz Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 1
#27 Andreas Gorus Carl Zeiss Smt Gmbh 1
#27 Kai Schubert Carl Zeiss Microscopy Gmbh 1