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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Karlstad, SE ranks #2,989 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,017 patents from 300 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Karlstad, SE include Ericsson, Kvaerner Pulping Ab, Metso Paper Karlstad Ab.

Showing 1–50 of 300 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Lars Lindbom Ericsson 112
2 Vidar Snekkenes Kvaerner Pulping Ab 54
3 Ulf Jansson Kvaerner Pulping Ab 33
#4 Rolf Ekholm Kvaerner Pulping Ab 29
#5 Finn Jacobsen 26
#6 Ingvar Berndt Erik Klerelid Metso Paper Karlstad Ab 24
#7 Jorma Snellman Metso Paper 23
#8 Ole J. Richter 22
#9 Ake Backlund 19
#10 Anders Linden Metso Paper Karlstad Ab 18
#11 Johan Eriksson Bmc Software 13
#11 Daniel Trolin 13
#11 Krister Olsson Kvaerner Pulping Ab 13
#14 Johan Ulf Ragard Metso Paper Karlstad Ab 12
#15 Lars-Erik Onnerlov Valmet-Karlstad Ab 10
#15 Nils-Erik Safman Valmet Aktiebolag 10
#17 Leif Videgren Metso Paper Karlstad Ab 9
#17 Hans Ivarsson Metso Paper Karlstad Ab 9
#19 Axel Lamas Kvaerner Pulping Ab 8
#20 Sven-Ingvar Thorbjornsson Sunds Defibrator Industries Ab 7
#20 Mathias Karlsson Calmark Sweden Ab 7
#20 Per-Olof Malmqvist Valmet Aktiebolag 7
#20 Johanna Svanberg Kvaerner Pulping Technologies Ab 7
#20 Sture Eriksson Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 7
#20 Ingvar Klerelid Valmet-Karlstad Ab 7
#20 Erik G. Stenberg Ab Karlstads Mekaniska Werkstad 7
#20 Thomas Berglind Valmet Aktiebolag 7
#20 Lars Gustavsson Valmet-Karlstad Ab 7
#29 Mikael Bjork GE 6
#29 Marcus Dehlin Stora Enso Ab 6
#29 Jakob Angeby Sem Ab 6
#29 Bjorn Ahs 6
#29 Tord O. S. Svanqvist Valmet-Karlstad Ab 6
#29 Soren Soderqvist Kvaerner Pulping Technologies Ab 6
#29 Magnus Ingelman 6
#29 Patrik Kallback GE 6
#37 Jan Erikson Metso Paper Karlstad Ab 5
#37 Jerk Söderman 5
#37 Roland Bengtsson Valmet-Karlstad Ab 5
#37 Erik Wedin Abb Technology Ag 5
#37 Harry Ingemar Myren Valmet-Karlstad Ab 5
#37 Ake Hansen Ab Bofors 5
#37 Lennart Jönson Uddeholms Ab 5
#37 Martin Ragnar Kvaerner Pulping Ab 5
#45 Jan G. Carlsson Kvaerner Pulping Technologies Ab 4
#45 Stig Andtbacka Kvaerner Pulping Technologies Ab 4
#45 Johnny Anerud Metso Paper Karlstad Ab 4
#45 Tord Olof Sixten Svanqvist Valmet-Karlstad Ab 4
#45 Åsa Nyflött Stora Enso Oyj 4
#45 Ulf Haraldsson Metso Paper Karlstad Ab 4