Top Inventors at Acorn Cardiovascular All Time
| Rank | Name | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clifton A. Alferness | 33 |
| 2 | J. Edward Shapland | 15 |
| 3 | Michael J. Girard | 12 |
| #4 | Jody Rivers | 11 |
| #5 | John C. Vanden Hoek | 11 |
| #6 | Donald F. Palme, II | 10 |
| #7 | Jai Shankar Raman | 10 |
| #8 | John Melmouth Power | 10 |
| #9 | Donald Rohrbaugh | 8 |
| #10 | Robert G. Walsh | 8 |
| #11 | James Cox | 7 |
| #12 | James Edward Shapland | 5 |
| #13 | John Dockter | 5 |
| #14 | Hani N. Sabbah | 4 |
| #15 | Clif Alferness | 3 |
| #16 | Hans Haindl | 2 |
| #17 | Kurt D. Krueger | 2 |
| #18 | Paul Pignato | 2 |
| #19 | Yuzi Okuzumi | 2 |
| #20 | Aaron J. Hjelle | 2 |
| #21 | Ann Margaret Thomas | 2 |
| #22 | Beverly J. Johnson | 1 |
| #23 | Bradley Knippel | 1 |
| #24 | Craig Robert Schlawin | 1 |
| #25 | Dan Titcomb | 1 |
| #26 | James Edgard Cox | 1 |
| #27 | Jeffrey Popowski | 1 |
| #28 | Joseph M. Ruggio | 1 |
| #29 | John Vanden Hock | 1 |
| #30 | Kay Nauertz | 1 |
| #31 | Michael Andreini | 1 |
| #32 | Patrick Andre | 1 |
| #33 | William E. Cohn | 1 |