Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Leipzig, DE ranks #1,954 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,659 patents from 682 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Leipzig, DE include Behringwerke, Atmel, N.V. Nutricia.

Showing 1–50 of 682 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Dieter Hoffmann Behringwerke 39
2 Eric Sachse Atmel 35
3 Günther Boehm N.V. Nutricia 28
#4 Thomas Pfauch Endress+Hauser Conducta Gmbh+Co. Kg 26
#5 Dirk Schumann Infineon Technologies Ag 24
#6 Andreas Vogel C-Lecta Gmbh 23
#7 Thomas Friese Sartorius Stedim Biotech Gmbh 22
#8 Thomas Kayser Heraeus Quarzglas 17
#8 Rene Scheffler Henkel Ag & Co. Kgaa 17
#10 Markus Kostrzewa Bruker Daltonik Gmbh 16
#10 Kay Stefan Essig Advanced Semiconductor Engineering 16
#12 Holger Lippert Endress+Hauser Conducta Gmbh+Co. Kg 14
#12 Rumen Deltschew Spawnt Private S.À.R.L. 14
#14 Axel Friedrich Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 13
#14 Frank Becker Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 13
#16 Dieter Simon Mercedes-Benz Group Ag 12
#16 Gerd Lippold Spawnt Private S.À.R.L. 12
#16 Michael Bauer Ciba Specialty Chemicals 12
#19 Christoph Ebert Tomtom Telematics B.V. 9
#19 Birgit Brucher C-Lecta Gmbh 9
#19 Hans-Rudiger Doring Bruker Saxonia Analytik Gmbh 9
#19 Sören-Oliver Deininger Bruker Daltonik Gmbh 9
#23 Claudia Reichelt The Medicines Company (Leipzig) Gmbh 8
#23 Frank Werfel Kendro Laboratory Products 8
#23 André Jenrich Few Fahrzeugelektrik Werk Gmbh & Co. Kg 8
#23 Rainer Kahrger Takraf Gmbh 8
#23 Dietrich Hank Veb Kombinat Polygraph Werner Lamberz Leipzig 8
#28 Michael Szardenings Action Pharma A/S 7
#28 Ralf Kohler Thomson Licensing 7
#28 Piotr Walicki Software Gmbh 7
#28 Friedrich-Alexander Ludwig The Medicines Company (Leipzig) Gmbh 7
#28 Marc Struhalla C-Lecta Gmbh 7
#28 Mohammed Daghish The Medicines Company (Leipzig) Gmbh 7
#28 Bertram Wipper Bitzer Kühlmaschinenbau Gmbh 7
#28 Claudia Feller C-Lecta Gmbh 7
#28 Mario Dilefeld Takraf Gmbh 7
#28 Herbert Witossek Bayer Healthcare 7
#28 Beate Wiedemann Dsm Ip Assets B.V. 7
#28 Rico Czaja C-Lecta Gmbh 7
#40 Stefan Schoenert Roche Diagnostics Operations 6
#40 Peter Kraak Shell Oil Compny 6
#40 Andreas Mühlenberend Otto Bock Healthcare Lp 6
#40 Rolf Gebhardt Universität Leipzig 6
#40 Ulf Meyer Tomtom Telematics B.V. 6
#40 David Roger Few Fahrzeugelektrik Werk Gmbh & Co. Kg 6
#40 Hans-Peter Kleber Sigma-Tau Industrie Farmaceutiche Riunite S.P.A. 6
#40 Heiko Lammers Siemens Energy Global 6
#40 Janusz Szczechowski Abb Schweiz Ag 6
#40 Christian Funke Phoenix Contact 6
#40 Hans-Dieter Jakubke Degussa Ag 6