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VITO

Overview
  • Total Patents
    344
  • GoodIP Patent Rank
    80,263
  • Filing trend
    ⇩ 100.0%
About

VITO has a total of 344 patent applications. It decreased the IP activity by 100.0%. Its first patent ever was published in 1980. It filed its patents most often in EPO (European Patent Office), WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and Belgium. Its main competitors in its focus markets environmental technology, chemical engineering and machines are FUJIFILM MFG EUROPE BV, STICHTING WETSUS CT EXCELLENCE SUSTAINABLE WATER T and VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECH ONDERZOEK VITO.

Patent filings per year

Chart showing VITOs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Adriansens Walter 35
#2 Doyen Wim 31
#3 Luyten Jan 30
#4 Beckers Herman 25
#5 Leysen Roger 24
#6 Vangeneugden Dirk 22
#7 Doyen Willy 18
#8 Mullens Steven 17
#9 Brauns Etienne 15
#10 Weyen Dominique 14

Latest patents

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