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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Friedrichshafen, DE ranks #1,227 worldwide for total patents filed in 2021, with 114 patents from 54 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Friedrichshafen, DE include Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, J. Wagner Gmbh, Daimler Ag.

Showing 1–50 of 54 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Johannes Kaltenbach Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 15
2 Johannes Glückler Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 9
3 Gerhard Niederbrucker Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 6
#4 Christian Pannek Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 5
#4 Jens Moraw Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 5
#4 Michael Trübenbach Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 5
#7 Raphael Himmelsbach Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 4
#8 Thomas Jeltsch J. Wagner Gmbh 3
#8 Ingo Pfannkuchen Daimler Ag 3
#8 Michael Burgert Vifor (International) Ag 3
#8 Armin Dölker Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh 3
#8 Rayk Gersten Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 3
#13 Viktor Warth Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 2
#13 Armin Haugg Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 2
#13 Thorsten Kopf Head Technology Gmbh 2
#13 Johannes SCHALK Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh 2
#13 Frank Przygodda Thomson Licensing 2
#13 Johannes Demharter Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh 2
#13 Georg Tenckhoff Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 2
#13 Jens Niemeyer Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh 2
#21 Hubert Lugger Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh 1
#21 Niko Zwerger Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 1
#21 Michael Pantke Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 1
#21 Robert Zdych Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 1
#21 Oscar Blasco Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh 1
#21 Eckhardt Lübke Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 1
#21 Johannes Maria Schäfer Volkswagen 1
#21 Marc Maroncelli Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 1
#21 Bernd Wellenzohn BOE 1
#21 Marco Bautz Rt-Filtertechnik Gmbh 1
#21 Ralf Speetzen Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh 1
#21 Ahmet Macar Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 1
#21 Victor Tomescu Continental Automotive Gmbh 1
#21 Angelique Schwimmer Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 1
#21 Michael Obergasser Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 1
#21 Aron Toth Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh 1
#21 Mark Rotary Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 1
#21 Philipp Schulien Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh 1
#21 Alexander Neu Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 1
#21 Vadzim Khakholka Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh 1
#21 Anton Waibel Robert Bosch Gmbh 1
#21 Hendrik Weiss Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh 1
#21 Ivonne Trenz Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 1
#21 Matthias List Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 1
#21 Johannes Schaefer Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 1
#21 Philipp KLAAS Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh 1
#21 Jurgen Legner Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 1
#21 Matthias Dietlmeier Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 1
#21 Robby Gerbeth Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh 1
#21 Sarah Kühnle Vetter Pharma-Fertigung Gmbh & Co. Kg 1