Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Ekeren, BE ranks #1,945 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,663 patents from 496 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Ekeren, BE include Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Innogenetics N.V., Basf Se.

Showing 1–50 of 496 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Maarten Kuijk Vrije Universiteit Brussel 38
2 Rudi Rossau Innogenetics N.V. 36
3 Karl J. Possemiers Basf Se 33
#4 Johannes Wilhelmus John F. Thuring Johnson & Johnson 27
#5 Andrija Fuderer Union Carbide 24
#6 Samuël Dominique Demin Johnson & Johnson 21
#6 Lieve Declercq Elc Management 21
#6 Albertus Dominicus Marcellinus Erasmus Osterhaus Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam 21
#6 Nele Wallays Dart Industries 21
#10 Joseph H. Mostmans Johnson & Johnson 20
#11 Vincent Van Duysen Antares Iluminación, S.A.U. 19
#11 Kai Thiele Basf Se 19
#13 Rudolf Vanheertum Degussa Ag 18
#13 Erwin Six Alcatel Lucent 18
#15 Johan Leo Alfons Gielis The Antenna Company International N.V. 16
#15 Henri A. Lammens ExxonMobil 16
#17 Wim De Laet Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 15
#17 Joris Hilda Lieven Messens Corvas International 15
#17 Ronny De Kaey Basf Se 15
#20 Peter Coppens onsemi 14
#20 Maxime Szyf Samsonite 14
#20 Haris Gacanin Alcatel Lucent 14
#23 Jan Sijbers Universiteit Antwerpen 13
#23 Wim Henderickx Alcatel Lucent 13
#23 David Sprengers Philips 13
#23 Francois C. D'Haese 3M 13
#27 Achiel J. M. Van Loon ExxonMobil 12
#27 Bastiaan van Dijk Cochlear Limited 12
#29 Francis du Quesne 11
#29 Pieter Wiskerke Philips 11
#29 Tom Bostoen Alcatel 11
#29 Josef Macht Basf Se 11
#29 Zhe Lou Alcatel Lucent 11
#29 Bert Claessens Asml Netherlands B.V. 11
#29 Kurt Hertogs Virco N.V. 11
#29 Guido Henri Marguerite Petit Alcatel N.V. 11
#37 Philip Kampe Basf Se 10
#37 Sammy Lievens Alcatel Lucent 10
#37 Hugo Smid Monsanto Technology 10
#37 Alexandra Papanikos Astex Therapeutics Limited 10
#41 Bertrand Lejoly Duravit Aktiengesellschaft 9
#41 Riemer Grootjans Softkinetic Sensors Nv 9
#41 Steven Lezy Agfa-Gevaert Nv 9
#44 Dirk Goossens Multiplicom N.V. 8
#44 Joost Marinus Verburg The Procter & Gamble 8
#44 Jan-Willem Rombouts Restore Nv 8
#44 Marcus Buck L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude 8
#44 Dirk Ooms Alcatel 8
#44 Mark Schmidt Johnson & Johnson 8
#44 Wim Gielen Philips 8