Top Inventors at Thorlabs 2018
| Rank | Name | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Ezra Cable | 5 |
| 2 | Dierck Hillmann | 3 |
| 3 | James Jiang | 3 |
| #4 | Jörn Wollenzin | 3 |
| #5 | Benjamin Michael Potsaid | 2 |
| #6 | Jeffrey S. Brooker | 2 |
| #7 | Kirk Gossage | 2 |
| #8 | Ross Johnstone | 2 |
| #9 | Vijaysekhar Jayaraman | 2 |
| #10 | Blace Jacobus | 1 |
| #11 | Brett D'Alessio | 1 |
| #12 | David E. Sproles | 1 |
| #13 | Gesa Lilith Franke | 1 |
| #14 | Gereon Hüttmann | 1 |
| #15 | Giorgio Giaretta | 1 |
| #16 | Helge Sudkamp | 1 |
| #17 | James R. Easter | 1 |
| #18 | Jason Mills | 1 |
| #19 | Jason Mills | 1 |
| #20 | Keith Dhese | 1 |
| #21 | Laura Hinkel | 1 |
| #22 | Mark Robson | 1 |
| #23 | Michael E. Harju | 1 |
| #24 | Peter Fendel | 1 |
| #25 | Peter Koch | 1 |
| #26 | Saeed Fathi | 1 |
| #27 | Timothy J. Howell | 1 |
| #28 | Xuan Luo | 1 |
| #29 | Ying Qin | 1 |