Showing 1–25 of 25 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Beard | Norand | 72 |
| 2 | Paul Beard | Cypress Semiconductor | 40 |
| 3 | Thomas Ritzdorf | Semitool | 38 |
| #4 | Robert B. Moore | Applied Materials | 29 |
| #5 | Ryan W. Johnson | Hitachi | 25 |
| #6 | Steve Eudy | Semitool | 12 |
| #7 | Ronald E. Zook | Swan Valley Medical Incorporated | 10 |
| #8 | Brandon Michael Zeider | Shield Arms | 6 |
| #9 | Scott H. Roskam | — | 4 |
| #9 | Dennis E. Soucie | — | 4 |
| #11 | Phillip Clark Frey | — | 3 |
| #11 | Stephen L. Moksnes | Accurate Group | 3 |
| #11 | L. Harvey Wicklund | A. Y. Mcdonald Mfg. | 3 |
| #11 | Larry D. Zorb | A. Y. Mcdonald Mfg. | 3 |
| #11 | Gary A. White | — | 3 |
| #16 | Eric A. Cordova | — | 2 |
| #17 | Michael J. Prucha | Micron | 1 |
| #17 | Brian Harold Holtmeyer | — | 1 |
| #17 | Donald Olmsted | Semitool | 1 |
| #17 | Joel A. Naive | Hughes Aircraft | 1 |
| #17 | Todd Charlesbois | — | 1 |
| #17 | Rick Jerri Binder | — | 1 |
| #17 | Alicia Hauss | — | 1 |
| #17 | John Van | — | 1 |
| #17 | Charles W. Mason | — | 1 |
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