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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Paderborn, DE ranks #1,509 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 2,233 patents from 764 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Paderborn, DE include Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh, Basf Coatings Gmbh, Robert Bosch Gmbh.

Showing 1–50 of 764 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Gregor Pollmann Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh 47
2 Wolfgang Bremser Basf Coatings Gmbh 41
3 Klaus Walter Robert Bosch Gmbh 36
#4 Gunter Holland-Letz Esselte Pendaflex 27
#5 Frank Seela Roche Diagnostics Gmbh 24
#6 Heiko Kalte Dspace Digital Signal Processing And Control Engineering Gmbh 23
#7 Christian Smatloch Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh 22
#8 Harald Heinrich Willeke Koenig & Bauer Ag 20
#8 Dominik Lubeley Dspace Digital Signal Processing And Control Engineering Gmbh 20
#10 Alexander Knobloch Polyic Gmbh & Co. Kg 18
#10 Martin Stecher Mcafee 18
#12 Christoph Alme Mcafee 17
#12 Benjamin Willeke Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa 17
#14 Guenter Holland-Letz Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh 16
#14 Martin Landwehr Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh 16
#14 Wilhelm Arns Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh 16
#17 Ruediger Schmidt Sion Power 15
#18 Ludger Gehringhoff Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh 14
#18 Thomas Kohlenberg Demag Cranes & Components Gmbh 14
#18 Marc Kaup Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa 14
#18 Marcos Bockholt Abb Technology Ag 14
#22 Udo Tewes Nixdorf Computer Ag 13
#22 Egon Olszewski Benteler-Werke Ag 13
#24 Dirk Kliebisch Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa 12
#25 Volker Krummel Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh 11
#25 Steffen Roebke Goodrich Lighting Systems 11
#25 Richard Duesterhus Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh 11
#25 Roland Lucke Gebrueder Loedige Maschinebau-Gesellschaft Mbh 11
#25 Martin Schroeter Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh 11
#25 Steffen Priesterjahn Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh 11
#25 Hans-Juergen Hesse Hesse Gmbh 11
#32 Wolfgang Trautmann Dspace Digital Signal Processing And Control Engineering Gmbh 10
#32 Michael Mair Dspace Digital Signal Processing And Control Engineering Gmbh 10
#32 Mirko Paare Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh 10
#35 Christian Starke Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh 9
#35 Dirk Beiner Energybox 9
#35 Martin Pluempe Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa 9
#35 Reinhard Balkenhol Gea Farm Technologies Gmbh 9
#35 Tim Kaulmann Beckhoff Automation Gmbh 9
#35 Dariusz Straznikiewicz Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh 9
#35 Burak Esenlik Abb Technology Ag 9
#35 Michael Wibbeke Benteler Automobiltechnik Gmbh 9
#35 Miguel Lebrato-Rastrojo Hella Gmbh & Co. Kgaa 9
#35 Carsten Von Der Lippe Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh 9
#45 Ayhan Aslan Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh 8
#45 Martin Loeser Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh 8
#45 Ralf-Peter Fietz Fujitsu Limited 8
#45 Karl-Dirk Kammeyer Robert Bosch Gmbh 8
#45 Ortwin Hahn Unknown 8
#45 Rainer Hansen Benteler-Werke Ag 8