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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Kleve, DE ranks #7,721 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 291 patents from 111 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Kleve, DE include Khs Gmbh, Sanofi, Ipsen International, Gmbh.

Showing 1–50 of 111 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Thomas Nitsch Khs Gmbh 21
2 Philippe Blank Sanofi 16
2 Bernd Edenhofer Ipsen International, Gmbh 16
#4 Edgar German Loffler Delft Instruments Intellectual Property B.V. 11
#5 Frank Michels Msk—Verpackungs-Systeme Gmbh 10
#6 Peter Scholz Bayer Healthcare 9
#7 Thomas Lelie Khs Gmbh 8
#8 Axel Kraft Fraunhofer 7
#8 Michael Jörissen Khs Gmbh 7
#10 Axel Carstens Akzo Nobel N.V. 6
#10 Urs Peter Bruderer Intervet 6
#10 Josef Düpper Khs Gmbh 6
#13 Wolfram Bohle Spectro Analytical Instruments Gmbh 5
#13 Hans-Josef Peters Voith Sulzer Finishin Gmbh 5
#13 Sascha Platz Essity Hygiene And Health Aktiebolag 5
#16 Ihor Brunets Nxp B.V. 4
#16 Wolfgang Lerche Ipsen International, Gmbh 4
#16 Kurt Klenke Bio-Tec Biologische Naturverpackungen Gmbh & Co. Kg 4
#16 Wolfgang Friedek Bio-Tec Biologische Naturverpackungen Gmbh & Co. Kg 4
#16 Lothar Wess Khs Gmbh 4
#21 Stefan Look Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen Gmbh 3
#21 Jean Marti Khs Maschinen- Und Anlagenbau Ag 3
#21 Jurgen Kohl Stichting Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek-Ppo/Pri 3
#21 Franz Bless Ipsen International, Gmbh 3
#21 Norman Pau Khs Gmbh 3
#21 Reinhard Wilzeck Khs Gmbh 3
#21 Sebastian Pieters Khs Gmbh 3
#21 Werner Gohring Ipsen Industries International Gmbh 3
#21 Hans Pfau Ipsen Industries International Gmbh 3
#30 Alexander Cioc 2
#30 Frank Biester Ipsen 2
#30 Michael Zellerohr Krauss-Maffei Kunststofftechnik Gmbh 2
#30 Michael Lohrmann Ipsen International, Gmbh 2
#30 Peter Lauer Firma Carl Freudenberg 2
#30 Reiner Höpcke Cerestar Holding B.V. 2
#30 Hansjakob Drissen Ipsen Industries International Gmbh 2
#30 Klaus Mayer Lipton, Division Of Conopco 2
#30 Karl-Heinz Lemken Ipsen International, Gmbh 2
#30 Volker Hamelbeck Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster 2
#30 Etienne Philippe Marcel André Coiffard Inalfa Roof Systems Group B.V. 2
#30 Roland Brock Evonik Operations Gmbh 2
#30 Nils Bernhagen Ipsen 2
#30 Anton Hingerl Sgf Sueddeutsche Gelenkscheibenfabrik Gmbh & Co. Kg 2
#30 Johannes Look Khs Gmbh 2
#30 Thomas Jöhren Khs Gmbh 2
#30 Frank Nebel Khs Maschinen- Und Anlagenbau Ag 2
#30 Frank Schoofs Element Six (Uk) Limited 2
#30 Hans Dominick 2
#30 Simon Uphues Khs Gmbh 2
#30 Gunter Klauenberg Internationale Otrool Maatschappij Octropa B.V. 2