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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Auxerre, FR ranks #4,234 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 664 patents from 243 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Auxerre, FR include Aktiebolaget Skf, France Telecom, Thales.

Showing 1–50 of 243 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Pascal Ovize Aktiebolaget Skf 17
2 Jean-Claude Pailles France Telecom 16
3 Christian Louis Thales 14
#4 Xavier Jaffrezic Renault S.A.S. 13
#5 Claude Prevot Degremont 12
#5 Jean-Pierre Tomasi U.S. Philips 12
#5 Philippe Langella Institut National De La Recherche Agronomqiue 12
#8 Michel Lacroix Thomson-Csf 11
#9 David Protet Calor 10
#9 Franck Guyon Davey Bickford 10
#11 Christian Maury Cii Honeywell Bull (Societe Anonyme) 9
#11 Alain Gernez Compagnie Europeenne Pour L'Equipement Menager-Cepem 9
#11 Thierry Prigent Eastman Kodak 9
#11 Jacques Spiquel Sollac 9
#11 Stephane Kerneis Snecma Services 9
#16 Patrick Pichaud L'Oreal S.A. 8
#16 Jean-Pierre Fouilloy Thomson-Csf 8
#16 Jean-Pierre Francois Compagnie Generale Des Establissements Michelin - Michelin & Cie 8
#16 Michel Auvity Valeo Climatisation 8
#16 Francois G. Sedillot Doris Engineering 8
#16 Pierre Amigues Institut Francais Du Petrole 8
#16 Jean-Max Tyburn Bruker Biospin S.A.S. 8
#16 Didier Dubreuil CNRS 8
#24 Paul Vinel Alcatel 7
#24 Bernard Laboure Societe De Construction Des Avions Hurel-Dubois (Societe Anonyme) 7
#24 Thierry Muller Areva Np 7
#24 Vincent Savall Degremont 7
#24 Alain Zarudiansky Schlumberger Technology 7
#29 Pierre Peloso Alcatel Lucent 6
#29 Alain Denhez Alcatel 6
#29 Sébastien Reynaud Thales 6
#29 Jean-Pascal Borra CNRS 6
#29 Frédéric Descombes Fiskars France Sas 6
#29 Nathalie Navarro Lear 6
#35 Marc Phu Conopco 5
#35 Benoît Batllo Exel Industries 5
#35 Francois X. Speitel Teleplastics Industries 5
#35 Sylvain Gwizdala Le Centre National De Larecherche Scientifique 5
#35 Alper Caliskan Hutchinson 5
#35 Bertrand Daoudal Institut Francais Du Petrole 5
#35 Serge Barbosa Da Torre Arraycomm 5
#35 Fabrice Poulard Nxp B.V. 5
#35 Patrice Couren Cameron International 5
#44 Herve Gaumont Renault S.A.S. 4
#44 Daniel Ebbo Serdaneli 4
#44 Fabrice Fourcot Millennium Inorganic Chemicals 4
#44 Cédric Bossoutrot Snecma Services 4
#44 Serge Grygorowicz CEA 4
#44 Thierry Reess Total Sa 4
#44 Nicolas Sylard Fmc Technologies, S.A. 4