{"@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [{"@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://www.patentleaderboard.com/"}, {"@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Cities", "item": "https://www.patentleaderboard.com/cities"}, {"@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Melle, BE", "item": "https://www.patentleaderboard.com/city/melle-be"}]}
Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Melle, BE ranks #10,610 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 184 patents from 39 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Melle, BE include Western Digital Technologies, Universiteit Gent, Amplidata N.V..

Showing 1–39 of 39 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Carl Rene D'Halluin Western Digital Technologies 28
2 Jean Paul Remon Universiteit Gent 26
3 Bastiaan Stougie Amplidata N.V. 21
#4 Günther Roelkens Universiteit Gent 17
#5 Wim Bogaerts Universiteit Gent 12
#6 Johan van Huylenbroeck Spring Meadow Nursery 11
#7 Philippe Van Rompaey Ablynx N.V. 7
#8 Paul DeCoster 6
#9 Inge Elodie Van Daele Agrosavfe N.V. 5
#9 Bjorn Vanoverstraete The Procter & Gamble 5
#11 Kris Naessens Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum Vzw 4
#11 Katrijn van Laere Spring Meadow Nursery 4
#13 Lieven Wulteputte Spraying Systems 3
#13 Johan Winne Universiteit Gent 3
#13 Mario Houthooft Vasco Data Security 3
#16 André Nannan Ucb S.A. 2
#16 André Van Calster 2
#16 Jan Schietse Camelot Uk Bidco Limited 2
#16 Rik Jan Theo Weetjens Barry Callebaut Ag 2
#16 Bart Achiel Alfons De Poorter Geosea N.V. 2
#21 Denis De Keukeleire Universiteit Gent 1
#21 Gino Van Helleputte 1
#21 Henk Roel Motte Sofics Bvba 1
#21 Mathias Vanwolleghem C.N.R.S. 1
#21 Steven Gerard Boucque Alcatel Lucent 1
#21 Hendrik Paul Judith De Vloed onsemi 1
#21 Christian Raymond Albert Botte Alcatel 1
#21 Bart Verstraeten Alcatel 1
#21 Eric Moerenhout 1
#21 J. Heursel De Ruiter'S Nieuwe Rozen B.V. 1
#21 Geert J. Clauwaert Agfa-Gevaert Nv 1
#21 Paul De Coster 1
#21 Bert Maddens Universiteit Gent 1
#21 Anthony Vervisch 1
#21 Alain De Laet 1
#21 Marine Movsisyan 3M 1
#21 Bjorn VAN OVERSTRAETE The Procter & Gamble 1
#21 Philippe Van Rompaey 1
#21 Timothy Galle 1