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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Kontich, BE ranks #6,782 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 354 patents from 85 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Kontich, BE include Agfa-Gevaert Nv, Caeleste Cvba, Axalta Coating Systems Ip Co..

Showing 1–50 of 85 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Paul Leblans Agfa-Gevaert Nv 78
2 Bart Dierickx Caeleste Cvba 37
3 Dirk Peeters Agfa-Gevaert Nv 14
#4 Edward Buelens Agfa-Gevaert Nv 13
#5 Eddy Michiels Agfa-Gevaert Nv 11
#6 Francis J. Sels Agfa-Gevaert Nv 10
#7 Leen Tanghe Axalta Coating Systems Ip Co. 9
#8 Tom Buytaert Agfa-Gevaert Nv 8
#8 Christiaan H. J. Sierens Alcatel N.V. 8
#10 Paul Leys Agfa-Gevaert Nv 7
#11 Wim Maria R. Van Criekinge Sharecare Ai 6
#11 Jozef L. Mampaey Agfa-Gevaert Nv 6
#11 Koen Van Herck Cochlear Limited 6
#14 Jan Kustermans Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics 5
#14 Luc Vandenbulcke Geosea N.V. 5
#14 Kichihiko Sato Nippon Star, Naamloze Vennootschap 5
#14 Wim Annaert Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Ku Leuven R&D 5
#14 Julianus J. Hellemans Agfa-Gevaert Nv 5
#14 Lodewijk M. Neyens Agfa-Gevaert Nv 5
#20 Koen Van Herck 4
#20 Julien Estager The Procter & Gamble 4
#20 Vera Drieghe Agfa-Gevaert Nv 4
#20 Rolf Vandoren Smart, Naamloze Vennootschap 4
#20 Daniel Frans Maria Van De Velde Xeikon N.V. 4
#20 Ivan Pelgrims Degussa Ag 4
#26 Walter Louis Antoine Verstappen Johnson & Johnson 3
#26 John Baekelmans Cisco 3
#26 Lucien J. Van Gossum Agfa-Gevaert Nv 3
#26 Albert Lucien Poot Agfa-Gevaert Nv 3
#26 Walter J. Rens Agfa-Gevaert Nv 3
#26 Ludo Neyens Agfa-Gevaert Nv 3
#32 Herman Remmerie Agfa-Gevaert Nv 2
#32 Freddy Dardenne Universiteit Antwerpen 2
#32 Kristien Greta Govers The Procter & Gamble 2
#32 Rik A. Verstraete U.S. Philips 2
#32 Sato Kichihiko Nippon Star, Naamloze Vennootschap 2
#32 Fernand Ketels Agfa-Gevaert Nv 2
#32 Pierre Van Damme Universiteit Antwerpen 2
#32 Theofiel H. Ghys Agfa-Gevaert Nv 2
#32 Guido Van Der Groen Innogenetics N.V. 2
#32 Benny Proost Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics 2
#32 Els Prinsen Bayer Bioscience Gmbh 2
#32 Cindy Postelmans Philips 2
#32 Michel P. M. De Somer Alcatel N.V. 2
#32 Philippe Burlot Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics 2
#32 Bart Anton Lode Talboom Atlas Copco Airpower, Naamloze Vennootschap 2
#47 Fabrice Vyvey 1
#47 Sonja van der Groen Imec Vzw 1
#47 Ivan Pilgrims Degussa-Huels Ag 1
#47 Van Herck Koen Cochlear Limited 1