Germany has long been recognized as a powerhouse of innovation, with its inventors driving technological progress across a wide range of industries. From breakthroughs in automotive engineering and industrial automation to advancements in renewable energy and healthcare, Germany continues to be a key player in shaping the future of global industries.
This list ranks the top 50 most prolific Germany-based inventors who have patents published globally between 2020 and 2025. These inventors are pivotal in reinforcing Germany’s reputation as a global leader in innovation and intellectual property.
Note: The inventors featured in this list are residents of Germany, as indicated by their inventor address. The patent count represents the number of patents that are either owned or co-owned by these inventors from 01-01-2020 to 22-07-2025.
| Rank | Inventor | Associated Company | Patent Count |
| 1 | Basu Mallick Prateek | Lenovo | 1553 |
| 2 | Wiegand Thomas | Fraunhofer HHI | 1308 |
| 3 | Weinschenk Toni | Immatics Biotechnologies | 1285 |
| 4 | Fritsche Jens | Immatics Biotechnologies | 1273 |
| 5 | Suzuki Hidetoshi | Panasonic | 1267 |
| 6 | Loehr Joachim | Lenovo | 1233 |
| 7 | Schoor Oliver | Immatics Biotechnologies | 1147 |
| 8 | Marpe Detlev | Fraunhofer HHI | 1118 |
| 9 | Sahin Ugur | Drager | 1060 |
| 10 | Singh Harpreet | Immatics Biotechnologies | 1060 |
| 11 | Schierl Thomas | Fraunhofer HHI | 1028 |
| 12 | Esenlik Semih | ByteDance | 960 |
| 13 | Beck Stefan | ZF Friedrichshafen | 945 |
| 14 | Disch Sascha | Fraunhofer HHI | 884 |
| 15 | Chen Jianle | 880 | |
| 16 | Bhamri Ankit | Apple | 848 |
| 17 | Kuchibhotla Ravi | Lenovo | 847 |
| 18 | Hellge Cornelius | Fraunhofer HHI | 817 |
| 19 | Falk Rainer | Siemens Ag | 815 |
| 20 | Multrus Markus | Fraunhofer HHI | 804 |
| 21 | Mahr Andrea | Immatics Biotechnologies | 800 |
| 22 | Fuchs Guillaume | Time for the Planet | 799 |
| 23 | Wechs Michael | ZF Friedrichshafen | 786 |
| 24 | Gao Han | Huawei | 736 |
| 25 | Awada Ahmad | Nokia | 735 |
| 26 | Golitschek Edler Von Elbwart Alexander | Panasonic | 730 |
| 27 | Ganesan Karthikeyan | Lenovo | 726 |
| 28 | Schwarz Heiko | Fraunhofer HHI | 699 |
| 29 | Löhr Joachim | Lenovo | 684 |
| 30 | Velev Genadi | Lenovo | 680 |
| 31 | Martin Thomas | Roche | 658 |
| 32 | Franke Robert | Evonik Operations | 657 |
| 33 | Kutter Fabian | ZF Friedrichshafen | 657 |
| 34 | Kotra Anand Meher | Qualcomm | 651 |
| 35 | Zhang Dawei | Apple | 638 |
| 36 | Wang Biao | Tencent America | 620 |
| 37 | Meyer | Bosch | 619 |
| 38 | Ziemer Peter | ZF Friedrichshafen | 587 |
| 39 | Nangia Vijay | Lenovo | 581 |
| 40 | Wirth Thomas | Fraunhofer HHI | 578 |
| 41 | Karampatsis Dimitrios | Lenovo | 571 |
| 42 | Nordbruch Stefan | Bosch | 570 |
| 43 | Hu Haijing | Apple | 560 |
| 44 | Müller Michael | Volkswagen | 560 |
| 45 | Siess Thorsten | Abiomed | 557 |
| 46 | Dudda Torsten | Ericsson | 555 |
| 47 | Wessner Jochen | Bosch | 552 |
| 48 | Helmrich Christian | Fraunhofer HHI | 541 |
| 49 | Müller Thomas | Bosch | 538 |
| 50 | Scholz Michael | Kiekert Ag | 524 |
Explore the companies driving German innovation. While the Top 50 Inventors in Germany are at the forefront of new ideas, our list of Top Domestic Companies in Germany showcases the firms leading the way in patent activity, regardless of their ties to these inventors.
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