Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Brussels, BE ranks #488 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 6,725 patents from 1,743 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Brussels, BE include Cisco, Inserm (Institut National De La Santé Et De La Recherche Médicale), TSMC.

Showing 1–50 of 1,743 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Clarence Filsfils Cisco 275
2 Thierry Boon-Falleur Inserm (Institut National De La Santé Et De La Recherche Médicale) 143
3 Blandine Duriez TSMC 77
#4 Pierre van der Bruggen Ludwig Institute For Cancer Research 74
#5 Philippe Piret Canon 70
#6 Vincent Jalet Dart Industries 67
#7 Bjorn Criel Inergy Automotive Systems Research (Societe Anonyme) 66
#8 Roni Rydlewicz World Trend Enterprises Limited 56
#8 Denis Alfred Gonzales The Procter & Gamble 56
#10 Sandrine Marie Helene Vendeville Johnson & Johnson 52
#11 Takahito Endo Toyota 51
#12 Paul Coulonvaux Donaldson Company 48
#13 Michel Strebelle Solvay (Société Anonyme) 41
#13 Stephane Leonard Inergy Automotive Systems Research (Societe Anonyme) 41
#15 Michael John Scott Saunders Ablynx N.V. 38
#15 Dominique Balthasart Solvay (Société Anonyme) 38
#15 Ghanem Atassi Adir Et Compagnie 38
#18 Jules-Joseph Van Schaftingen Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation And Research 37
#19 Stephane M. d'Alayer de Costemore d'Arc Allsop 36
#20 Benoit Van den Eynde Ludwig Institute For Cancer Research 34
#21 Nikita Veshchikov Nxp B.V. 33
#21 Florence Catherine Courchay The Procter & Gamble 33
#23 Jean Lienard GE 30
#24 Richard Kenneth Oxland TSMC 29
#25 Joel Op De Beeck Inergy Automotive Systems Research (Societe Anonyme) 28
#26 Aurelie Humbert Nxp B.V. 27
#27 Marika Kesdekoglu S.A. Confiserie Leonidas 26
#27 Marc Parmentier Euroscreen S.A. 26
#29 Etienne De Plaen Ludwig Institute For Cancer Research 25
#29 Alain Standaert Total Research & Technology Feluy 25
#29 Jacques Van Snick Ludwig Institute For Cancer Research 25
#32 Daniel Maetens Ucb S.A. 22
#33 Michel Henrion Alcatel N.V. 21
#33 Jean-Michel Depauw Agc Glass Europe 21
#35 Michel Vouche Spx Cooling Technologies 20
#35 Sebastien Pochic Mastercard 20
#35 Hugo Thienpont Vrije Universiteit Brussel 20
#35 Vincent Brichard Ludwig Institute For Cancer Research 20
#35 Pierre Chatelain Sanofi 20
#40 Herve Bazin Université Catholique De Louvain 19
#40 Marc Van Montagu Plant Genetic Systems N.V. 19
#40 Gilbert Vassart Euroscreen S.A. 19
#40 Philippe Fanuel Halliburton Energy Services 19
#40 Emmanuel Lanza Fina Research, S.A. 19
#40 Giulia Ottavia Bianchetti The Procter & Gamble 19
#40 Aline Van Pel Ludwig Institute For Cancer Research 19
#47 Raymond M. Cahen Labofina, S.A. 18
#47 Patrick Leempoel Dow Corning S.A. 18
#47 Catherine Uyttenhove Ludwig Institute For Cancer Research 18
#47 Christophe Lurquin Ludwig Institute For Cancer Research 18