BASF SE

City:

Ludwigshafen

Country:

Germany

Published Applications:

6,759

Last publication date:

2026-01-29

Patent Grants:

4,668

Last grant date:

2026-08-18

BASF SE is a German chemical company headquartered in Ludwigshafen, DE. It is the largest chemical producer in the world and produces a wide range of products, from chemicals and plastics to crop protection and performance products. BASF SE has over 122,000 employees in more than 80 countries and generated sales of €59.3 billion in 2019. The company is a leader in sustainability and has been recognized for its commitment to environmental protection, social responsibility, and economic success.

Top Inventors for applications by BASF SE

These are the the leading inventors for applications assigned to BASF SE:

Bernd Bruchmann 100 Freinsheim, Germany
Johann-Peter Melder 90 Bohl-Iggelheim, Germany
BASF SE 90 Ludwigshafen, Germany
Wassilios Grammenos 88 Ludwigshafen, Germany

Michael RACK 83 Eppelheim, Germany
Rüdiger Funk 81 Niedernhausen, Germany
Ulrich Müller 79 Neustadt, Germany
Matthias Weismantel 79 Jossgrund-Oberndorf, Germany

Deborah L. Culbertson 76 Fuquay Varina, NC United States
Thomas Grote 72 Wachenheim, Germany
Martin Weber 70 Maikammer, Germany
Klaus Hahn 69 Kirchheim, Germany

Ulrich Mueller 67 Neustadt, Germany
Ekkehard Schwab 66 Neustadt, Germany
Wolfgang Von Deyn 65 Neustadt, Germany
Jochen Dietz 65 Karlsruhe, Germany

Thomas Daniel 60 Waldsee, Germany
Liliana Parra Rapado 59 Offenburg, Germany
Thomas Seitz 56 Viernheim, Germany
Bernd Mueller 56 Frankenthal, Germany

Trevor William Newton 55 Neustadt, Germany
Karsten Koerber 55 Eppelheim, Germany
Florian Kaiser 54 Mannheim, Germany
Karl Kolter 51 Limburgerhof, Germany

Eckhard Stroefer 49 Mannheim, Germany
Douglas D. Anspaugh 49 Apex, NC United States
Frank PRISSOK 49 Lemfoerde, Germany
Christian Bittner 48 Bensheim, Germany

Christian Lennartz 48 Schifferstadt, Germany
Klaus Joachim Mueller-Engel 47 Stutensee, Germany
Klaus Kreuz 46 Denzlingen, Germany
Joachim DICKHAUT 46 Heidelberg, Germany

Gerhard Wagenblast 46 Wachenheim, Germany
Robert Baumann 45 Mannheim, Germany
Ludwig VOELKEL 44 Limburgerhof, Germany
Philippe Desbois 43 Edingen-Neckarhausen, Germany

Markus Hansch 43 Speyer, Germany
Klaus LEITNER 42 Ludwigshafen, Germany
Torsten Mattke 42 Freinsheim, Germany
Robert Send 42 Karlsruhe, Germany

Michael Keil 42 Freinsheim, Germany
Anja Simon 42 Weinheim, Germany
Bernd SIEVERNICH 42 Hassloch, Germany
Ian Robert Craig 41 Ludwigshafen, Germany

Matthias Witschel 41 Bad Duerkheim, Germany
Günter Oetter 41 Frankenthal, Germany
Alexander Panchenko 41 Ludwigshafen, Germany
Hartmut HIBST 40 Schriesheim, Germany

Markus Gewehr 39 Kastellaun, Germany
Johannes Hutzler 39 Waldsee, Germany
Joaquim Henrique Teles 39 Waldsee, Germany
Markus Schubert 39 Ludwigshafen, Germany

Frank Rosowski 39 Mannheim, Germany
PASCAL HAYOZ 39 HOFSTETTEN, Switzerland
Thomas GESSNER 38 Heidelberg, Germany
Ulrich Hammon 38 Mannheim, Germany

Egon Haden 37 Speyer, Germany
Egon HADEN 37 Ludwigshafen, Germany
Klaus Grossmann 37 Neuhofen, Germany
Jan Klaas LOHMANN 36 Ludwigshafen, Germany

Jan Klaas Lohmann 36 Lambsheim, Germany
Bernd Müller 36 Frankenthal, Germany
Christopher KORADIN 35 Ludwigshafen, Germany
Arnd GARSUCH 35 Ludwigshafen, Germany

Prashant Deshmukh 35 Mannheim, Germany
Klaus Joachim Muller-Engel 35 Stutensee, Germany
Christian Maletzko 34 Altrip, Germany
Reinhold Schwalm 34 Wachenheim, Germany

Michael Roth 34 Lautertal, Germany
Marco Krüger 34 Mannheim, Germany
Matthias Pohlman 34 Freinsheim, Germany
Rolf PINKOS 34 Bad Duerkheim, Germany

Wolfgang GRABARSE 34 Mannheim, Germany
Peter Erk 34 Frankenthal, Germany
Arun Narine 33 Mannheim, Germany
Hermann Luyken 33 Ludwigshafen, Germany

Arno LANGE 33 Bad Duerkheim, Germany
Harald BOEHNKE 33 Mannheim, Germany
Richard Roger Evans 33 Limburgerhof, Germany
Norbert Herfert 33 Altenstadt, Germany

Uwe Stueven 32 Bad Soden, Germany
Ivette Garcia Castro 32 Ludwigshafen, Germany
Wolfgang Siegel 32 Limburgerhof, Germany
Thomas Heidemann 32 Viernheim, Germany

Achim Stammer 31 Freinsheim, Germany
Klaus Ebel 31 Lampertheim, Germany
Evelyn Fuchs 31 Mannheim, Germany
Hartwig Schröder 31 Nussloch, Germany

Marianna Vrettou 30 Mannheim, Germany
Nicolle Langer 30 Heppenheim, Germany
Bernhard Hauer 30 Fussgonheim, Germany
Jochen DIETZ 29 Mannheim, Germany

Gerhard Olbert 29 Dossenheim, Germany
BASF SE 29 , United States
Oskar Zelder 29 Speyer, Germany
Klaus Muellen 29 Koeln, Germany

Thomas Schaub 29 Neustadt, Germany
Steffen Gross 29 Ludwigshafen, Germany
Randolf Hugo 28 Dirmstein, Germany
Marc FRICKE 28 Osnabrueck, Germany

Recent patent applications by BASF SE

BASF SE based in Ludwigshafen, DE has been assigned the rights to these inventions. The list includes both Pending Applications and Patent Grants:

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