Merelbeke, BE ranks #3,648 worldwide for total patents filed in 2017, with 31 patents from 22 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Merelbeke, BE include Ablynx N.V., Medical Development Technologies S.A., Samsonite Ip Holdings S.A R.L..
Showing 1–22 of 22 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedric Jozef Neotere Ververken | Ablynx N.V. | 4 |
| 2 | Glenn Van Langenhove | Medical Development Technologies S.A. | 3 |
| 2 | Reinhard Meersschaert | Samsonite Ip Holdings S.A R.L. | 3 |
| #4 | Marie-Ange Buyse | Ablynx N.V. | 2 |
| #4 | Jan Vlietinck | Microsoft | 2 |
| #6 | Petra Sophie Tiels | Universiteit Gent | 1 |
| #6 | Robin Jacques Matton | Taminco Bvba | 1 |
| #6 | Guy Hermans | Ablynx N.V. | 1 |
| #6 | Tom Claes | Imec Vzw | 1 |
| #6 | Dieter Fauconnier | Cnh Industrial America | 1 |
| #6 | Bruno Goddeeris | Universiteit Gent | 1 |
| #6 | Christian Stevens | Universiteit Gent | 1 |
| #6 | Stephen T'Siobbel | Tom Tom Global Content B.V. | 1 |
| #6 | Marc De Block | Bayer Cropscience N.V. | 1 |
| #6 | Serge S. Lievens | Chevron | 1 |
| #6 | Eddy De Backer | onsemi | 1 |
| #6 | Joachim De Witte | Tom Tom Global Content B.V. | 1 |
| #6 | Sabine Neirynck | Intrexon Actobiotics N.V. | 1 |
| #6 | Bram Eugene G. Demeulenaere | Atlas Copco Airpower N.V. | 1 |
| #6 | Kristien Rasschaert | Universiteit Gent | 1 |
| #6 | Johan De Poortere | The Procter & Gamble | 1 |
| #6 | Karen Cromie | Novartis Ag | 1 |