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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Herne, DE ranks #6,227 worldwide for total patents filed in 2019, with 17 patents from 11 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Herne, DE include Evonik Operations Gmbh, Evonik Degussa Gmbh, Caterpillar.

Showing 1–11 of 11 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Peter Kucmierczyk Evonik Operations Gmbh 5
2 Sabine Naumann Evonik Degussa Gmbh 3
3 Arne Hoppe Evonik Degussa Gmbh 1
3 Elke Gollan Evonik Operations Gmbh 1
3 Karl-Heinz Schurer Caterpillar 1
3 Christian Eilbracht Evonik Degussa Gmbh 1
3 Ansgar Sternemann Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 1
3 Benjamin Eilebrecht Ford 1
3 Ronald Kontek Dendron Holdings Limited 1
3 Manfred Kreczinski Evonik Degussa Gmbh 1
3 Holger Loesch Evonik Degussa Gmbh 1