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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Kiel, DE ranks #2,193 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,447 patents from 471 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Kiel, DE include Eastman Kodak, Stryker European Holdings, Stryker European Operations Limited.

Showing 1–50 of 471 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Domingo Rohde Eastman Kodak 38
2 Klaus Dorawa Stryker European Holdings 36
3 Manfred Wieland Stryker European Operations Limited 31
#4 Bernd Simon Stryker Trauma Gmbh 30
#5 Georg Lutter Tendyne Holdings 24
#6 Markus Werner Schaeffler 22
#7 Ole Prien Stryker Trauma Gmbh 19
#7 Gerwin Müller Phoenix Contact 19
#9 Knut Behnke Eastman Kodak 18
#10 Frank Osterwald Danfoss Silicon Power Gmbh 17
#10 Bernd Clement Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet Zu Kiel 17
#10 Christina Hebebrand Weatherford Technology Holdings 17
#13 Thomas Zelenka Linotype-Hell Ag 16
#13 Stefan Schrader Eastman Kodak 16
#15 Joerg Brennwald Sennheiser Electronic 15
#15 Eckhard Bauer Waldemar Link Gmbh & Co. Kg 15
#15 Enno Eyb Senvion Se 15
#15 Patrick Press AMD 15
#15 Eike Joachim Sixel Caterpillar 15
#20 Ingo Dreher Eastman Kodak 14
#20 Gunnar Behrens Heidelberg Druckmaschinen 14
#22 Jorg-Achim Fischer Heidelberg Druckmaschinen 13
#22 Piotr Puzio Basf Plant Science Company Gmbh 13
#22 Gerwin Mueller Phoenix Contact 13
#22 Jacek Rudzki Danfoss Silicon Power Gmbh 13
#22 Jorg Priewe Johnson & Johnson 13
#27 Hartwig Steckel Stryker European Holdings 11
#28 Rainer Adelung Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet Zu Kiel 10
#28 Johannes Von Hoyningen-Huene Robert Bosch Gmbh 10
#30 Gerd Witt Phoenix Contact Development And Manufacturing 9
#30 Holger Suhr Heidelberg Druckmaschinen 9
#30 Kurt Semm Wisap Gesellschaft Fuer Wissenschaftlichen Apparat Ebau Mbh 9
#30 Georg H. Wätzig Conaris Research Institute Ag 9
#34 Christoph Becker Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 8
#34 Frank Pierel Eastman Kodak 8
#34 Rainald Zeuner US Dept of Health & Human Services 8
#34 Jan Mieze Aco Sevrin Ahlmann Gmbh & Co Kg 8
#34 Lenz Simon Zeller Senvion Se 8
#34 Claudia Graca Stryker European Holdings 8
#34 Juergen Carstensen Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet Zu Kiel 8
#34 Stephan BRÜSKE Audi Ag 8
#42 Enno Christophers Unknown 7
#42 Wolfgang Stahl Ericsson 7
#42 Stefan Eichholz Dr. Ing. H.C. F. Porsche Ag 7
#42 Manfred Kansy F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ag 7
#42 Ilan Howling Stryker European Holdings 7
#47 Lars Metz Stryker European Operations Limited 6
#47 Gerald Sermund Linotype-Hell Ag 6
#47 Heinz Kreft Emsycon Gmbh 6
#47 Hans-Georg Keller U.S. Philips 6