Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Durban, ZA ranks #8,640 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 247 patents from 141 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Durban, ZA include Cork Group Trading, Pridefield Limited, Rooperol (Na) Nv.

Showing 1–50 of 141 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Theo Naicker Cork Group Trading 18
2 Terence Igesund Pridefield Limited 10
3 Karl H. Pegel Rooperol (Na) Nv 9
#4 Ian Gavin Gormley European Sports Merchandising Bv 8
#5 Rory Angus Harpur Games Global Operations Limited 6
#5 Michael John Alport Advanced Imaging Technologies 6
#5 Richard Vermaak Cork Group Trading 6
#8 Amanda Louise Rousseau Cargill, Incorporated 5
#8 Maria Schuld Xanadu Quantum Technologies 5
#8 Saleam Essop 5
#11 Thavashen Padayachee Contitech Transportbandsysteme Gmbh 4
#11 Franco G. Pucci Control Logic (Proprietary) Limited 4
#11 Marc Timothy Turk 4
#14 Antoine Joubert Scholtz 3
#14 Rachel Cornelia Rossouw 3
#14 Steven Alan Wolfowitz 3
#14 Mark Russel Gorrie 3
#14 Devan Govender Waterleaf 3
#14 Michael D. Wythe Control Logic (Proprietary) Limited 3
#20 Rowan Martin Pellow-Jarman 2
#20 Hilton Ralph Thorpe 2
#20 Benesh M. Somai Clemson University 2
#20 Colin Brian Rogers Nortel Networks Limited 2
#20 Rodney C. Baxter 2
#20 Christopher A. Buckley Water Research Commission 2
#20 Tyrone Bedessy 2
#20 Edmund E. Struckman 2
#20 Viresh Mohanlall King Faisal University 2
#20 Michael John Larmont 2
#20 Salim Abdool Karim South African Medical Research Council 2
#20 Andrew Thomas Slabbert Games Global Operations Limited 2
#20 Terence Marc Stievenart Games Global Operations Limited 2
#20 Peter Odero Akuon University Of Kwazulu-Natal 2
#20 Jeffery P. Bindon 2
#20 Deresh Ramjugernath University Of Kwazulu-Natal 2
#20 Harold S. Larsen 2
#37 Athanasios Bitzounis Unknown 1
#37 Marco Mariola University Of Kwazulu-Natal 1
#37 Abdul Rahim Mirza University Of Kwazulu-Natal 1
#37 Francesco Petruccione University Of Kwazulu-Natal 1
#37 Robin C. Geraghty 1
#37 Gordon R. Tripp 1
#37 Karl H. Regel Rooperol (Na) Nv 1
#37 David H. Celine Control Logic (Proprietary) Limited 1
#37 William J. Newcombe-Bond Unknown 1
#37 Irene M. Topping 1
#37 Stanley Kipross 1
#37 Alison E. Simpson Water Research Commission 1
#37 Graham Amey 1
#37 Brian J. Flawn 1