Top Inventors at Basic Resources All Time
| Rank | Name | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig D. Harrington | 5 |
| 2 | Daniel Hopkins | 5 |
| 3 | Jerry D. Kidd | 5 |
| #4 | Max Beasley | 3 |
| #5 | Alfred Mayfield | 3 |
| #6 | Billy D. Fellers | 2 |
| #7 | Billy H. Stigall | 2 |
| #8 | Danny A. Johnson | 2 |
| #9 | James N. Earley | 2 |
| #10 | James D. Tipton | 2 |
| #11 | Jeffrey D. Hooper | 2 |
| #12 | John S. Stinson | 2 |
| #13 | Roger L. Fischer | 2 |
| #14 | Ronald B. Stidham | 2 |
| #15 | Russell B. Schultz | 2 |
| #16 | Steven G. Weaver | 2 |
| #17 | Barry Phillips | 1 |
| #18 | Donald Greene Sanders | 1 |
| #19 | Donald Tucker | 1 |
| #20 | Edwin Martin Cooley | 1 |
| #21 | Edward J. Powers | 1 |
| #22 | Gary Stephen Jennings | 1 |
| #23 | James Powell | 1 |
| #24 | James D. Smithey | 1 |
| #25 | Jeffrey L. Krout | 1 |
| #26 | Jeff D. Martinez | 1 |
| #27 | John W. Carlson | 1 |
| #28 | John Carol Soward | 1 |
| #29 | Lance Richard Andrews | 1 |
| #30 | Linda Price | 1 |
| #31 | Lon G. Lee | 1 |
| #32 | Michael Wade Gaston | 1 |
| #33 | Mitchell D. Giannola | 1 |
| #34 | Richard Shelton | 1 |
| #35 | Robert Jelks Ward | 1 |
| #36 | Surya Santoso | 1 |
| #37 | William Grady | 1 |
| #38 | Ray Cumpton | 1 |
| #39 | Thomas W. McCaslin | 1 |
| #40 | Antony Cozart Parsons | 1 |