Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Johannesburg, ZA ranks #2,336 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,344 patents from 591 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Johannesburg, ZA include Baker Hughes Holdings, Greenhouse International, General Mining Union Corporation Limited.

Showing 1–50 of 591 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Klaus Tank Baker Hughes Holdings 46
2 Willem Johannes Van Straaten Greenhouse International 33
3 Rolf Bohme General Mining Union Corporation Limited 29
#4 Michiel Jacobus Kruger Detnet South Africa (Pty) 22
#5 Michael J. C. Marsh Csir 20
#6 Craig Charles Schlenter Detnet South Africa (Pty) 18
#7 Ismail Yunus Akhalwaya IBM 17
#8 Peter N. Tomlinson 16
#8 Manfred F. A. Freissle Polydeck Screen 16
#10 Johannes J. Liebenberg IBM 15
#11 Bernard Lionel Gien 13
#12 Malcolm Thomas Nz Tube Mills Limited 12
#12 Rual Abreu Innovative Mining Products (Pty) 12
#12 Roger J. Wedlake Lilliwyte Societe Anonyme 12
#12 Yahya Essop Choonara University Of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 12
#12 Simon Higgins Eskom Holdings Soc Limited 12
#17 Naweed Aghmad Khan IBM 11
#17 Richard P. Burnand 11
#17 Brendan Robert Crompton Epiroc Drilling Tools Ab 11
#17 Rainer Dietrich Lonza 11
#21 Tom L. Nam University Of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 10
#21 Hulisani Maumela Sasol Technology (Pty.) Limited 10
#23 Johan F. Prins 9
#23 Ilan Ossin Cambridge Mobile Telematics 9
#23 Henning M. Henderson 9
#23 Abraham Johannes Liebenberg Detnet South Africa (Pty) 9
#27 Bronwyn Annette Roberts Baker Hughes Holdings 8
#27 Martin Cawood Ncm Innovations (Pty) 8
#27 Samuel Lavie Scope Technologies Holdings Limited 8
#30 James William Sheppard Epiroc Drilling Tools Ab 7
#30 Robin Duncan Kirkpatrick 7
#30 Johann Van Den Bergh Scope Technologies Holdings Limited 7
#30 Etienne Eben Vos IBM 7
#34 Leon Buchan Unknown 6
#34 Lisa Claire Du Toit University Of The Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 6
#34 Friedl Jacobs Scope Technologies Holdings Limited 6
#34 Adrian L. Gray Foseco International Limited 6
#34 Adrian Berghorst Ncm Innovations (Pty) 6
#34 Michael Donald Robson 6
#40 Musa M Mhlanga Csir 5
#40 Simon Henry Connell University Of Johannesburg 5
#40 Martin Nkululeko Hogan Cook University Of Johannesburg 5
#40 Greig Knox Epiroc Drilling Tools Ab 5
#40 Jan Boonzaaier Du Preez Zerowheel 5
#40 John A. Bonnard Leco 5
#40 Scotty Bromfield Rockwell Automation 5
#40 Thomas R. Curr Council For Mineral Technology 5
#40 Derick Garzancich 5
#40 Marius Christo Botha Detnet South Africa (Pty) 5
#40 Matthew A. Pantland IBM 5