Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Bensheim, DE ranks #1,649 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2,017 patents from 372 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Bensheim, DE include Hoechst Gmbh, Tetra Pak Developpement Sa, Robert Bosch Gmbh.

Showing 1–50 of 372 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Volker Dolle Hoechst Gmbh 71
2 Wilhelm Reil Tetra Pak Developpement Sa 63
3 Manfred Schmitt Robert Bosch Gmbh 60
3 Christian Bittner Basf Se 60
#5 Hermann O. Wirth Ciba-Geigy 55
#6 Stefan Gläser Volkswagen 34
#7 Joachim Pfeiffer Sirona Dental Systems Gmbh 33
#7 Andreas Rivas-Nass Umicore Ag & Co. Kg 33
#9 Bert Bergner Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh 30
#10 Martin Schmidt Abb Vie Deutschland 28
#11 Paulus Wohlfart Sanofi-Aventis 26
#12 Thomas Fuchss Merck 25
#13 Franz Paul Armbruster Immundiagnostik Ag 24
#13 Volker Seipel Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh 24
#15 Walter Mier Ruprecht - Karls - Universität Heidelberg 22
#16 Martin Szelag Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh 21
#16 Christian Schrettlinger Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh 21
#18 Andreas Sundermann Basf Se 20
#18 Christophe Carola Merck 20
#18 Markus Eckel Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh 20
#21 Markus Menges Basf Se 19
#22 Jochen Steiner Basf Se 18
#22 Adalbert Huber Cerdec Aktiengesellschaft Keramische Farben 18
#24 Dieter Lubda Merck 17
#24 Jürgen Eck B.R.A.I.N. Biotechnology Research And Information Network Ag 17
#24 Friedrich J. A. Kourimsky Whitaker & 17
#27 Armin Kuebelbeck Merck 16
#27 Klaus Stoeckl Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 16
#29 Werner Gunther Sirona Dental Systems Gmbh 15
#29 Tilman Phleps Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 15
#31 Werner Guenther Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 14
#31 Andreas Blum BOE 14
#31 Ulrich Treuling Basf Se 14
#31 Eugen Kloos Wabco Europe Bvba 14
#31 Frank Kaehny Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh 14
#31 Volker Saggau Sap Se 14
#31 Olivier De Cloet Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh 14
#38 Hartmut Ripper Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh 13
#38 Jörg Pastre Basf Se 13
#38 Stefan Benson Basf Agro B.V. 13
#41 Heinz Scherer Tyco Electronics Amp Gmbh 12
#41 Erich Heubeck Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 12
#41 Manfred Munzer Rohm Co. 12
#41 Maik Schaefer Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh 12
#45 Steffen Neeb Heidelberg Druckmaschinen 11
#45 Marcus Wolf Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh 11
#45 Joel Sinnreich Ciba-Geigy 11
#45 Maximilian Veihl Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh 11
#45 Gregor Panitz Te Connectivity Germany Gmbh 11
#45 Franz Breitenfellner Ciba-Geigy 11