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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Geel, BE ranks #6,990 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 339 patents from 87 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Geel, BE include Emc, Commscope Connectivity Belgium Bvba, Agfa-Gevaert Nv.

Showing 1–50 of 87 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jan F. Van Riel Emc 34
2 Bart VOS Commscope Connectivity Belgium Bvba 33
3 Robert Janssens Agfa-Gevaert Nv 25
#4 Timothy Pietro Suren Perera Johnson & Johnson 22
#5 Jean Mesens Johnson & Johnson 20
#6 Marcel G. M. Luyckx Johnson & Johnson 17
#7 Romano Hoofman Nxp B.V. 14
#8 Benedictus Jansen Agfa-Gevaert Nv 13
#9 Dirk Brehmer Johnson & Johnson 12
#10 Dirk Nuyts Gemological Institute Of America, Inc. (Gia) 8
#11 Bart Vanderborght Innogenetics N.V. 6
#11 Benny Jansen Agfa-Gevaert Nv 6
#13 Filip René Irena Kiekens Grünenthal Gmbh 5
#13 Eric Borghs Agilent Technologies 5
#13 Steven Van Lieshout 5
#13 Robert Van Haute Agfa-Gevaert Nv 5
#17 Erik Van Genechten 4
#17 Hans Van de Vel Integrated Device Technology 4
#17 Vera Meynen Universiteit Antwerpen 4
#20 Jozef Ferdinand Dymphna Verbeeck Asml Netherlands B.V. 3
#20 Wilfried Van Baelen Auro Technologies Nv 3
#20 Hans BOLS Commscope Technologies 3
#20 Mieke Dams Total Research & Technology Feluy 3
#20 Wouter Eyckmans Imec 3
#20 Erik VAN GENECHTEN 3
#20 Robby Rego Vlaamse Instelling Voor Technologisch Onderzoek Nv (Vito) 3
#20 Edmond Verstraeten Philips 3
#28 Remi van Gompel European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) 2
#28 Mats De Jong Universiteit Antwerpen 2
#28 Tim Blanchaert Ams Sensors Belgium Bvba 2
#28 Filip Nuyens Kemin Industries 2
#28 Peter Looymans Generale Biscuit 2
#28 Jef de Busser Qcify 2
#28 Roel Vleugels Safran Aero Boosters 2
#28 Maarten Ooms Zf Friedrichshafen Ag 2
#28 Koenraad Noyens Borealis Ag 2
#28 Marc Voet Electricite De France 2
#28 Kris Vangeel Agfa Graphics Nv 2
#28 Jan Heylen Option Nv 2
#28 Emile P. Musyck 2
#41 Roel Dams Robert Bosch Gmbh 1
#41 Jan Van Rompay Layerwise Nv 1
#41 Matthieu Ravelingien Johnson & Johnson 1
#41 Nick Smisdom Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen 1
#41 Ben Laenen 1
#41 Eddy Van Beek Kemin Industries 1
#41 Van Ravestyn Pierre Kanegafuchi Kagaku Kogyo 1
#41 Gerry Eyckmans Elc Management 1
#41 Jos Van Reempts Johnson & Johnson 1
#41 Jozef Leo Henri Van Reempts Johnson & Johnson 1