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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting By Ownership Location (State and Country),
Breakout By Organization and Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share

2011 - 2015 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Listing of Organizations That Received 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
And That Were Located In

BELGIUM

( patent ownership and geographic location are determined by the first-named patent owner (assignee) )
( domestic inventor share is the adjusted percentage of patents credited to U.S. resident inventors -- see Explanation of Data )

This table displays first-named owners (assignees) located in the identified region, their domestic (U.S.) inventor share, and counts of their utility patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Owner (Assignee) Category 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 70.0% 57.0% 61.2% 61.7% 62.8% 62.4%
Patent Counts, all shares 109 116 140 134 92 591
INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELEKTRONICA CENTRUM (IMEC VZW) Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 1.2% 1.9% 0.3% 4.8% 1.7%
Patent Counts, all shares 64 68 88 73 74 367
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 2.6% 0.4% 1.9% 1.2%
Patent Counts, all shares 11 14 26 44 52 147
SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME) Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 7.2% 0.0% 8.2% 4.7% 9.0% 6.2%
Patent Counts, all shares 25 21 34 23 25 128
AGFA GRAPHICS NV Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 19 38 25 26 19 127
TOTAL RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY FELUY Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . . 0.0% 0.4% 0.2% 0.3%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 0 16 40 58 114
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 3.7% 1.9% 1.2%
Patent Counts, all shares 12 30 27 27 18 114
TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS RESEARCH FELUY Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 2.2% 0.0% 0.0% 1.6% 0.0% 0.6%
Patent Counts, all shares 23 25 43 9 1 101
UCB PHARMA S.A. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 5.5% 3.1% 8.5% 0.0% 25.2% 9.3%
Patent Counts, all shares 20 16 21 19 23 99
GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS S.A. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 6.3% 12.6% 12.2% 13.4% 10.8%
Patent Counts, all shares 8 12 14 18 34 86
INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (SOCIETE ANONYME) Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 43.1% 8.3% 14.0% 9.4% 20.0% 16.2%
Patent Counts, all shares 9 15 19 21 15 79
N.V. BEKAERT S.A. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 5.6% 4.5% 11.5% 5.9% 0.0% 5.8%
Patent Counts, all shares 9 11 13 17 10 60
AGFA HEALTHCARE, N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 10 13 13 10 11 57
UNIVERSITEIT GENT Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.1% 0.7%
Patent Counts, all shares 6 5 8 12 16 47
BARCO N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 30.0% 11.1% 9.1% 13.6% 14.4%
Patent Counts, all shares 4 10 9 11 11 45
CROPDESIGN N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 1.8% 4.8% . 1.5%
Patent Counts, all shares 11 6 14 7 0 38
ION BEAM APPLICATIONS SOCIETE ANONYME Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 33.3% 7.5% 9.4% 0.0% 0.0% 6.8%
Patent Counts, all shares 3 10 8 8 8 37
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 10 5 7 7 7 36
ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 4 8 7 8 9 36
AGC FLAT GLASS EUROPE SA Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 2 4 7 12 10 35
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.9% 0.8% 0.6%
Patent Counts, all shares 2 4 3 12 14 35
FEDERAL-MOGUL S.A. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 1 5 14 7 7 34
UMICORE Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 8.3% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5%
Patent Counts, all shares 4 6 6 11 6 33
VIB VZW Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 6 5 8 6 7 32
BAYER CROPSCIENCE N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . 6.1% 13.5% 13.5% 14.0% 10.7%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 12 7 7 5 31
GALAPAGOS N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 7.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.6%
Patent Counts, all shares 7 6 2 10 6 31
INEOS MANUFACTURING BELGIUM NV Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 8 11 6 3 3 31
TECHSPACE AERO S.A. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 2 1 6 11 9 29
ABLYNX N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 2 2 8 15 27
HERAEUS ELECTRO-NITE INTERNATIONAL N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 20.0% 0.0% 7.7%
Patent Counts, all shares 8 4 5 5 4 26
NYXOAH SA Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 0 10 9 6 25
CAPSUGEL BELGIUM NV Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 17.8% 18.2% 4.2% 25.0% 13.9%
Patent Counts, all shares 1 3 8 8 4 24
PROTON WORLD INTERNATIONAL N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 5 4 5 10 24
UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 5 5 4 5 5 24
TYCO ELECTRONICS RAYCHEM BVBA Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 12.5% 3.4%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 3 2 11 6 22
DYMO Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 37.5% 16.7% 25.0% 0.0% 17.5%
Patent Counts, all shares 3 4 6 4 3 20
UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 7.5% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5%
Patent Counts, all shares 3 4 4 5 4 20
VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK (VITO) Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 8 3 3 1 5 20
MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES NV Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 0 7 2 10 19
K.U. LEUVEN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 10.0% 0.0% 0.0% . 2.9%
Patent Counts, all shares 7 5 2 3 0 17
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 44.4% 100% 83.3% 83.3% . 77.1%
Patent Counts, all shares 3 1 9 3 0 16
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (EC) Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% . 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 2 3 5 0 5 15
ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV S.A. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 33.3% 25.0% 21.4%
Patent Counts, all shares 1 1 1 3 8 14
BAYER BIOSCIENCE N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 6.4% . . 12.5% . 6.8%
Patent Counts, all shares 13 0 0 1 0 14
CMOSIS BVBA Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 2 5 2 2 3 14
EUROFILTERS HOLDING N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 1 2 4 5 2 14
THROMBOGENICS NV Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 50.0% . 50.0% 20.0% 10.0% 25.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 2 0 2 5 5 14
ALLNEX BELGIUM SA Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . . . 29.2% 2.4% 14.7%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 0 0 6 7 13
I. R. I. S. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 1 1 2 6 3 13
TOYOTA MOTOR EUROPE NV Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 2 2 4 5 13
MATERIALISE, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . . 0.0% 6.3% 28.6% 18.8%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 0 1 4 7 12
SOFICS BVBA Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 2 4 1 3 2 12
CYTEC SURFACE SPECIALTIES, S.A. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 33.3% 33.3% 58.3% 0.0% . 34.1%
Patent Counts, all shares 3 3 3 2 0 11
DEVGEN N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 1 1 0 6 2 10
VLAAMS INTERUNIVERSITAIR INSTITUUT VOOR BIOTECHNOLOGIE (VIB) VZW Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% . 0.0% . 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 8 1 0 1 0 10
SPANOLUX N.V.- DIV. BALTERIO Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . 0.0% . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 1 0 3 5 9
VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSELS Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 2 1 1 3 2 9
ALERIS ALUMINUM DUFFEL BVBA Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 2 1 2 2 1 8
CENTRE DE RECHERCHES METALLURGIQUES A.S.B.L. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 1 1 4 1 1 8
N. V. MICHEL VAN DE WIELE Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 2 0 2 1 3 8
N.V. DESMET BALLESTRA ENGINEERING S.A. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 1 2 1 1 3 8
SOREMARTEC S.A. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 2 2 1 2 1 8
ST. JUDE MEDICAL COORDINATION CENTER BVBA Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . . . . 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 0 0 0 8 8
TECHSPACE AERO Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% . . 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 1 5 2 0 0 8
UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 1 1 0 4 2 8
AMAKEM NV Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . . . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 0 0 2 5 7
ESKO SOFTWARE BVBA Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . 50.0% 100% 40.0% . 50.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 1 1 5 0 7
HANSEN TRANSMISSIONS INTERNATIONAL NV Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% . 0.0% 0.0% . 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 1 0 2 4 0 7
LHOIST RECHERCHE ET DEVELOPPEMENT S.A. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 12.5% 0.0% 0.0% . 3.6%
Patent Counts, all shares 2 2 1 2 0 7
LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH PARTNERS VZW Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . 0.0% . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 4 0 1 2 7
N. V. INNOGENETICS S.A. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% . 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 1 3 2 1 0 7
NIKON METROLOGY NV Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 25.0% . . 33.3% . 28.6%
Patent Counts, all shares 4 0 0 3 0 7
RIGHT BRAIN INTERFACE NV Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 1 2 1 3 7
TYCO ELECTRONICS RAYCHEM N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% . . 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 2 2 3 0 0 7
ACTOGENIX N V Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 0 2 2 2 6
CERALOC INNOVATION BELGIUM BVBA Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . . 0.0% . . 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 0 6 0 0 6
DREDGING INTERNATIONAL N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 1 2 1 1 1 6
EUROFILTERS N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% . . . 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 4 2 0 0 0 6
FUTERRO S.A. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 0 3 2 1 6
GEOSEA N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . . . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 0 0 3 3 6
MAGOTTEAUX INTERNATIONAL S.A. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 1 0 1 2 2 6
PURATOS NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 50.0% . 8.3%
Patent Counts, all shares 2 1 2 1 0 6
SOFTKINETIC SOFTWARE Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . 0.0% . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 1 0 1 4 6
TOMTOM BELGIUM N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . . . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 0 0 3 3 6
TYCO ELECTRONICS BELGIUM EC N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . 0.0% . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 3 0 1 2 6
VESUVIUS GROUP SA Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . . 0.0% 0.0% 11.1% 5.6%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 0 1 2 3 6
VIRCO N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 100% 25.0% 0.0% 0.0% . 25.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 1 2 2 1 0 6
VITO NV Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . . . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 0 0 2 4 6
XEIKON MANUFACTURING NV Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% . . 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 1 1 4 0 0 6
ZF WIND POWER ANTWERPEN N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . 0.0% . . 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 3 0 0 3 6
ADB BVBA Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . 0.0% . 0.0% . 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 3 0 2 0 5
AMPLIDATA NV Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 0 2 2 1 5
ARTELIS S.A. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% . 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 3 1 1 0 5
B.E.A. S.A. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% . 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 1 1 2 1 0 5
BIOCARTIS NV Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . . . . 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 0 0 0 5 5
BROWNING INTERNATIONAL, SOCIETE ANONYME Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 1 2 1 1 5
FIRMA G.B. BOUCHERIE, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% . . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 2 0 0 1 2 5
FLIR SYSTEMS TRADING BELGIUM BVBA Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . . . 100% 100% 100%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 0 0 3 2 5
GALACTIC S.A. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . . 0.0% . 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 0 4 0 1 5
GROEP STEVENS INTERNATIONAL Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% . 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 2 1 1 0 1 5
HARVEST IMAGING BVBA Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share . . . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 0 0 0 2 3 5
MATERIALISE DENTAL N.V. Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% . . 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 1 2 2 0 0 5
OPTION Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% . 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 1 2 1 1 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 0.0% . . 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 2 0 0 1 2 5
VISKOTEEPAK BELGIUM NV Domestic (U.S.) Inventor Share 33.3% 0.0% . . 0.0% 20.0%
Patent Counts, all shares 3 1 0 0 1 5


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