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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Kreßbronn, DE ranks #5,419 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 479 patents from 62 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Kreßbronn, DE include Zf Friedrichshafen Ag, Cerasina Gmbh, Ifm Electronic Gmbh.

Showing 1–50 of 62 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Klaus Steinhauser Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 64
2 Georg Gierer Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 53
3 Franz Schuler Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 47
#4 Peter Schiele Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 41
#5 Fabian Kutter Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 29
#6 Bernd Allgaier Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 25
#7 Markus Henneken Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 20
#8 Thomas Mauz Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 15
#9 Robert Ingenbleek Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 14
#10 Peter Stoppel Cerasina Gmbh 13
#10 Hans-Joachim Martin Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 13
#12 Benno Kathan Ifm Electronic Gmbh 11
#13 Vyacheslav Brushkivskyy Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 10
#14 Bernd Fessler Zf Batavia L.L.C. 8
#15 Andreas Grieger Aguti Produktentwicklung & Design Gmbh 7
#16 Max Trautwein Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 6
#16 Andreas MEHR Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh 6
#16 Stephane Klein Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 6
#16 Ralf Boss Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 6
#20 Jakob Mayer Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 5
#20 Patrick Kramper Hensoldt Sensors Gmbh 5
#22 Harald Breisch Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen Ag 4
#22 Christian Kreisel Ifm Electronic Gmbh 4
#22 Sylva Rother Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 4
#25 Dirk Winkler Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 3
#25 Georg Ege Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 3
#25 Sebastian Schubnell Zumtobel Lighting Gmbh 3
#25 Wolfgang Netzer Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 3
#25 Franz Boss Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen Ag 3
#25 Cornelis van Rinsum Mtu Motoren-Und Turbinen-Union Friedrichshafen Gmbh 3
#31 Adolf Bucher Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 2
#31 Juergen Vossen Lindauer Dornier Gesellschaft Mbh 2
#31 Bernhard Drerup Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 2
#31 Andreas FÜSSL Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 2
#31 Florian Langenbacher Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 2
#31 Patrick Peter Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 2
#31 Matti Haeberlein Airbus Ds Gmbh 2
#31 Florian Petrich Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 2
#31 Lothar Beigang Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 2
#31 Juergen Stauber Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 2
#31 Adelbert Kern Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh 2
#31 Jürgen Doll Recaro Aircraft Seating 2
#31 Michael Friedrich Ifm Electronic Gmbh 2
#44 Horst Furtner Zahnradfabrik Friedrichshafen Ag 1
#44 Michael Rauter Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh 1
#44 Martha Sachs 1
#44 Dirk Brisse 1
#44 Ralf Withum Ifm Electronic Gmbh 1
#44 Uwe Lüthin Zendar 1
#44 Gerd Muellerschoen Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 1