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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Pau, FR ranks #2,464 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,258 patents from 447 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Pau, FR include Elf Atochem S.A., Institut Francais Du Petrole, Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine.

Showing 1–50 of 447 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Claude Brun Elf Atochem S.A. 31
1 Yvon Castel Institut Francais Du Petrole 31
3 Daniel Muller Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine 30
#4 Raber Inoubli Arkema France 20
#5 Jean-Alex Laffitte Arkema France 19
#5 Gérard Massonnat Total Sa 19
#5 Emmanuel Arretz Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine 19
#8 Jean Nougayrede Elf Exploration Production 18
#8 Pierre Thore Total Sa 18
#8 Alexander Korzhenko Arkema France 18
#11 Pascal Nicol Elf Atochem S.A. 17
#12 Yves Labat Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine 16
#12 Thierry Aubert Arkema France 16
#14 Michel Duc Total Research & Technology Feluy 14
#14 Pierre Tozzolino Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine 14
#16 Claude Andrieux Covidien Lp 13
#16 Laurent Duranel Atochem 13
#18 Pierre Lemetayer Total Sa 12
#18 Sophie Humbert Limflow Gmbh 12
#20 Jerome Souppe Compagnie Laitiere Europeene 11
#21 Stephen Langford Safran Helicopter Engines 10
#21 Pierre Biver Total Sa 10
#21 Maurice Bourrel Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine 10
#21 Frédéric Roggero Ifp 10
#21 Jean-Michel Chabagno Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine 10
#21 Jacques Tellier Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine 10
#27 Bruno Cuillier De Maindreville 9
#27 Jean-Yves Chenard Elf Atochem S.A. 9
#27 Bernard Joseph Jean Pierre Carrere Turbomeca 9
#30 Flavien Lazarre Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine 8
#30 Michel Iato Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine 8
#30 Pierre Bidegain Bidegain S.A. 8
#33 Jacques Maurice Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine 7
#33 Christian Hurtevent CNRS 7
#33 Kevin HISLER Arkema France 7
#33 Patrick Patchi Bourgneuf Halliburton Energy Services 7
#37 Gerald Senger Turbomeca 6
#37 Alexandre Carella CEA 6
#37 Jean-Luc Charles Gilbert Frealle Safran Helicopter Engines 6
#37 Jean Paul Couput Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine 6
#37 Christian Hubans Total Sa 6
#37 Jean-Loup Lacombe Atochem 6
#37 Gilbert Marie Ato Chimie 6
#37 Guillaume Ortiz Arkema France 6
#45 Daniel Sincholle Laboratoires Chauvin-Blache 5
#45 Nicolas Passade-Boupat Arkema 5
#45 Guy Desgrandchamps Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine 5
#45 Alain Lechon Total Sa 5
#45 Lino Vio Societe Nationale Elf Aquitaine 5
#45 Jacques Marty Centre National D'Études Spatiales 5