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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Berlin, DE ranks #60 worldwide for total patents filed in 2020, with 1,966 patents from 1,091 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Berlin, DE include GE, Fraunhofer, University Of Vienna.

Showing 1–50 of 1,091 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Detlev Marpe GE 78
2 Thomas Wiegand GE 66
3 Heiko Schwarz Fraunhofer 37
#4 Heiner Kirchhoffer GE 36
#5 Philipp Helle GE 32
#6 Christian Helmrich Fraunhofer 22
#7 Martin Winken GE 21
#8 Thomas SCHIERL Fraunhofer 19
#9 Valeri George GE 15
#9 Gerhard Tech GE 15
#9 Emmanuelle Charpentier University Of Vienna 15
#9 Tung Nguyen GE 15
#13 Christian Bartnik GE 14
#14 Karsten Mueller GE 12
#14 Benjamin Bross GE 12
#16 Malte Westerhoff Pme Ip Pty 11
#16 Jan Stegemann GE 11
#16 Detlev Stalling Pme Ip Pty 11
#19 Anastasia Henkel GE 10
#19 Philipp MERKLE GE 10
#19 Robert SKUPIN Fraunhofer 10
#22 Karsten Suehring GE 9
#23 Mischa Siekmann GE 8
#23 Achim Anscheidt Bugatti International Sa 8
#23 Roland Rolf Otto Zwick Herman Miller 8
#23 Carola Eva Marianne Zwick Herman Miller 8
#23 Johann Burkhard Schmitz Herman Miller 8
#28 Michael Hoetger Mahle International Gmbh 7
#28 Joern Ihlenburg Magna Electronics 7
#30 Ali Atef Ibrahim KHAIRAT ABDELHAMID GE 6
#30 Karsten Grueneberg Fraunhofer 6
#30 Johannes Brombach Wobben Properties Gmbh 6
#30 Marko Tapio Tuukkanen Here Global B.V. 6
#30 Yago SÁNCHEZ DE LA FUENTE Fraunhofer 6
#30 Holger Büttner Beckhoff Automation Gmbh 6
#36 Frank Werner Epcos Ag 5
#37 Paul A. R. Frank 4
#37 Darren Alvares Researchgate Gmbh 4
#37 Matthias Preiss GE 4
#37 Thomas Hoffmann Audi Ag 4
#37 Johannes Platzek Schering 4
#37 Raul Cajias Here Global B.V. 4
#37 Emmanuel Anapliotis Merete Medical Gmbh 4
#37 Dirk Rohde Atotech Deutschland 4
#37 Henryk Wollik Samsung 4
#37 Alessandro Sposato Sap Se 4
#37 Andreas Lutz GE 4
#37 Thomas Lauermann Meta 4
#37 Cedric Kiefer Samsung 4
#37 Felix Oden Max-Delbrück-Centrum Für Molekulare Medizin In Der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft 4