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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Salem, DE ranks #6,546 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 372 patents from 80 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Salem, DE include Audi Ag, Dornier Gmbh, Illinois Tool Works.

Showing 1–50 of 80 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Hermann Schwelling 48
2 Jörg Schmidt Audi Ag 24
3 Werner Scherber Dornier Gmbh 21
#4 Rolf Tamm Illinois Tool Works 18
#5 Leopold Von Keudell J. Wagner Gmbh 16
#6 Alfred Göhring J. Wagner Gmbh 15
#6 Hans Dieter Tholl Diehl Bgt Defence 15
#8 Manuel Raimann Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 11
#8 Marcus Gansohr Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 11
#10 Siegfried Roth Dornier Gmbh 10
#11 Wilhelm Tamm At&S(China) Co. 9
#11 Bernd Dobele Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 9
#11 Thomas Kraenzler Mtu Aero Engines Ag 9
#11 Bernd Knöpke Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 9
#15 Bernd Doebele Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 8
#16 Thomas KRÄNZLER Sulzer Management Ag 7
#16 Jochen Wieschermann Alcan Technology & Management 7
#16 Anko Ernst Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh 7
#19 Bernd Donner Diehl Aerospace Gmbh 6
#20 Ulrich Johann Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh 5
#20 Thomas Hafen Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 5
#22 Detlef Nuppenau Fette Gmbh 4
#22 August Kästner Christian Bauer Gmbh + Co. Kg 4
#22 Nima Abbaspour Wagner Spray Tech 4
#22 Sebastian Mangold J. Wagner Gmbh 4
#22 Jörg Andre Reitz Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh 4
#27 Gotz Geister Bodenseewerk Gerätetechnik Gmbh 3
#27 Sebastian Hecker Trumpf Laser- Und Systemtechnik Gmbh 3
#27 Anke Wagner Technische Universität Berlin 3
#27 Sebastian Bölling Eto Magnetic Gmbh 3
#27 Matthias Wild Robert Bosch Gmbh 3
#27 Benno Meyer Wabco Gmbh & Co. Ohg. 3
#27 Manfred A. Buchmann Netapp 3
#34 Georg Vieweger Helsa-Automotive Gmbh & Co. Kg 2
#34 Reiner Barho Airbus Ds Gmbh 2
#34 Michael Danger Voith Paper Patent Gmbh 2
#34 Johannes Woehler Sap Ag 2
#34 Lothar Kugler Curamik Electronics Gmbh 2
#34 Artur Grullmeier Unknown 2
#34 Harald Langenbach Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh 2
#34 Udo Sander Federal-Mogul Ignition Gmbh 2
#34 Maximilian Scheufler Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 2
#34 Engelbert Kusch Daimler Ag 2
#34 Franz Staab Recaro Aircraft Seating 2
#34 Andreas Gaulhofer Daimler-Benz Ag 2
#34 Hans Martin Braun Elbit Systems 2
#34 Till Eisenberg Airbus Defence And Space Gmbh 2
#48 Ricardo Gonzalez-Ramos Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 1
#48 Christian Hauff 1
#48 Andreas Männer Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 1