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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Grenoble, FR ranks #217 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 13,247 patents from 3,293 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Grenoble, FR include CEA, Eastman Kodak, Stmicroelectronics (Crolles 2) Sas.

Showing 1–50 of 3,293 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Nicolas Posseme CEA 81
2 Olivier Poncelet Eastman Kodak 76
3 Jean-Francois Carpentier Stmicroelectronics (Crolles 2) Sas 75
#4 Frederic Gaillard CEA 64
#5 Ghislain Despesse CEA 60
#6 Ivan-Christophe Robin CEA 56
#7 Jean-Marc Fedeli CEA 54
#8 Olivier Rayssac S.O.I. Tec Silicon On Insulator Technologies 50
#8 Yves Morand CEA 50
#10 Yvon Cazaux CEA 46
#10 Didier Belot Stmicroelectronics Sa 46
#12 Marc Arques Thomson-Csf 45
#12 Marc Dymetman Xerox 45
#14 Christopher R. Dance Xerox 44
#15 Frank Fournel CEA 43
#16 Bruno Mourey CEA 42
#17 Abdelkader Aliane CEA 40
#18 Pierre Perichon CEA 39
#19 Hervé Déjean Xerox 38
#20 Daniel Bensahel Stmicroelectronics Sa 36
#20 Jean-Philippe Poirot-Crouvezier CEA 36
#20 Sami Oukassi CEA 36
#23 Sylvie Menezo CEA 35
#23 Stefan Landis CEA 35
#23 Guillaume Reiner Schneider Electric Industries Sas 35
#23 Jean-Francois Mainguet CEA 35
#27 Francois Jacquet Stmicroelectronics Sa 34
#27 Fabrice Nemouchi CEA 34
#29 Cedric Allier CEA 33
#29 Hubert Bono CEA 33
#31 Elisa VIANELLO CEA 32
#31 Ioan Lucian Prejbeanu Crocus Technology Sa 32
#31 Jean-Baptiste Dore CEA 32
#34 Laurent Frey CEA 31
#34 Laurent Ouvry CEA 31
#34 Patrice Caillat CEA 31
#34 Sebastien Hentz CEA 31
#34 Bernard Viala CEA 31
#34 Benoit Lecoanet Schneider Electric Industries Sas 31
#40 Bernard Sillion Institut Francais Du Petrole 30
#40 Olivier Savry CEA 30
#40 Serge Valette CEA 30
#43 Gabriel Molas CEA 29
#43 Laurent Clavelier CEA 29
#43 Jean-Jacques Yon CEA 29
#43 Yves-Alain Ratron Tornier Sas 29
#47 Lamine Benaissa CEA 28
#47 Remi Vincent CEA 28
#47 Arnaud Walther Infineon Technologies Ag 28
#47 Arnaud Verdant CEA 28