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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Heusden, BE ranks #11,093 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 171 patents from 34 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Heusden, BE include Plant Genetic Systems N.V., Ablynx N.V., The Procter & Gamble.

Showing 1–34 of 34 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Jan Leemans Plant Genetic Systems N.V. 28
2 Bruno Dombrecht Ablynx N.V. 20
3 Pieter Jan Maria SAVEYN The Procter & Gamble 19
#4 Bert Broeders Borealis Ag 18
#5 Peter Ulrichts Argenx Bv 10
#6 Bruno Dombrecht Merck 8
#7 Dirk Elewaut Universiteit Gent 7
#8 Marc Cornelissen Plant Genetic Systems N.V. 6
#8 Herbert De Smet Universiteit Gent 6
#8 Pierre Coppens IBM 6
#11 Rene Ruiter Bayer Cropscience N.V. 5
#12 Maria van Gurp Microsoft 4
#13 Marcus Cornelissen Plant Genetic Systems N.V. 3
#13 An Hendrix Universiteit Gent 3
#13 Olivier De Wever Vib Vzw 3
#16 Koen DeSmet Wright Medical Technology 2
#16 Willy Lambrecht 2
#16 Elisabeth Van Aken Universiteit Gent 2
#16 Karel Goossens Pss Belgium Nv 2
#16 Jacques Breyer Ecolab Gmbh & Co. Ohg 2
#16 Floris Albert BONTINCK Barco N.V. 2
#22 Karen Mollet Taminco Bvba 1
#22 Wouter Soenen Imec Vzw 1
#22 Frank Hamerlinck 1
#22 Melvyn Wilmore Volvo Lastvagnar Ab 1
#22 Nicolai M. Bart Cornell University 1
#22 Mehrnoush Narimisa Universiteit Gent 1
#22 Katia Vancompernolle Vlaams Interuniversitair Instituut Voor Biotechnologie Vzw 1
#22 Hilde De Winter Ablynx N.V. 1
#22 Michel Moerman Unknown 1
#22 Bart van der Heyden 1
#22 An Adams Dow Global Technologies 1
#22 Rosalinde Van Lipzip Bayer Intellectual Property Gmbh 1
#22 Bert De Mulder Imec 1