Top Inventors at Nlight 2016
| Rank | Name | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott R. Karlsen | 6 |
| 2 | Robert J. Martinsen | 4 |
| 3 | Scott Lerner | 3 |
| #4 | Jay Small | 2 |
| #5 | Manoj Kanskar | 2 |
| #6 | R. Kirk Price | 2 |
| #7 | Timothy S. McComb | 2 |
| #8 | Cary S. Kiest | 1 |
| #9 | David Logan | 1 |
| #10 | Jason N. Farmer | 1 |
| #11 | Jared Green | 1 |
| #12 | James M. Haden | 1 |
| #13 | Jiamin Zhang | 1 |
| #14 | John Edgecumbe | 1 |
| #15 | Joona Koponen | 1 |
| #16 | Ken Gross | 1 |
| #17 | Laeticia Petit | 1 |
| #18 | Matthieu Saracco | 1 |
| #19 | Mitch Stanek | 1 |
| #20 | Petteri Väinänen | 1 |
| #21 | Roger L. Farrow | 1 |
| #22 | Rob Martinsen | 1 |
| #23 | Ronii C. Mehl | 1 |
| #24 | Robert G. Waarts | 1 |
| #25 | Shuang Li | 1 |
| #26 | Vito P. Errico | 1 |
| #27 | Zhigang Chen | 1 |