Showing 1–11 of 11 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas W. Yokoyama | The Sherwin-Williams | 12 |
| 2 | Edward D. DeBoer | American Maize-Products | 8 |
| 3 | Gregory Vital | Corn Products International | 5 |
| #4 | Roger D. Strasemeier | Illinois Tool Works | 3 |
| #5 | Albert M. Zeller | Illinois Tool Works | 2 |
| #5 | Edward Watrobka | Marchon | 2 |
| #5 | Bruce R. Brouillette | Rust-Oleum | 2 |
| #5 | Anthony Ray Johnson | — | 2 |
| #9 | Ed Watrobka | Marchon | 1 |
| #9 | Jarrette A. Hamilton | Union Carbide | 1 |
| #9 | Thomas S. Dranger | — | 1 |
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