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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Brest, FR ranks #3,091 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 983 patents from 376 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Brest, FR include Thales, Thomson Licensing, Universite Libanaise.

Showing 1–50 of 376 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Pascal Cornic Thales 54
2 Jean-Philippe Coupez Thomson Licensing 32
3 François Warnan Thales 24
#4 Charbel Abdel Nour Universite Libanaise 14
#4 Robert Guglielmetti Essilor International (Compagnie Generale D'Optique) 14
#6 Jean-Michel Quellec Thales 13
#7 Christian Person Thomson Licensing 12
#8 Patrick Le Bihan Thales 11
#8 Dominique Lo Hine Tong Thomson Licensing 11
#10 Olivier Jezequel Thales 10
#10 Jean-Francois Rey Alcatel Lucent 10
#10 Catherine Douillard Universite Libanaise 10
#13 François Cadalen Thales 9
#13 Michel Pillet Amc 9
#13 Georges Sturtz Ato Chimie 9
#16 Kevin Garello Imec Vzw 8
#16 Christian Gulli Sextant Avionique 8
#16 Gwenole Quellec University Of Iowa 8
#16 Fabien Napolitano Ixblue 8
#16 Martine Doisy Thales 8
#16 Christophe Borel Thales 8
#16 Jean A. L. Bronnec Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine 8
#23 Pierre Laborde Thales 7
#23 Jean-Louis De Bougrenet De La Tocnaye Alcatel 7
#23 Maryline Beyler Universite De Bretagne Occidentale 7
#23 Jean Lagadec Thales 7
#23 Valerie Ugo Assistance Publique—Hôpitaux De Paris (Aphp) 7
#28 Christian Lefevre Unknown 6
#28 Cédric Cornu Thales 6
#28 Jean-Philippe Longuet Thales 6
#28 Didier Billon Thales 6
#28 Clémentine Costes Thales 6
#28 Eric Le Pors Thales 6
#28 Jean-Claude Le Bihan Bull S.A. 6
#28 Amer Baghdadi Institut Mines Telecom/Telecom Bretagne 6
#28 Jérémy Nadal Institut Mines Telecom/Telecom Bretagne 6
#28 Gilles Bernede Becton Dickinson France 6
#28 Claude Berrou France Telecom 6
#39 Tristan GROLEAT Ovh 5
#39 Arnaud Martin Airbus Safran Launchers Sas 5
#39 Jean-Philippe Brunet Thales 5
#39 Guy-Paul Alix 5
#39 Simon Vallez Sercel 5
#39 Pierre Guthmann Thales 5
#39 Bertrand Caillaud Volfoni R&D 5
#39 Benedicte Guilbert Genzyme 5
#39 Ronan Stephan Compagnie Europeene De Composants Electroniques Lcc 5
#39 Vincent Pirat Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories 5
#39 Pierre Lehn CNRS 5
#39 Patrick Adde France Telecom 5