Top Inventors at Best Lock All Time
| Rank | Name | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter E. Best | 86 |
| 2 | Gary R. Jacobs | 68 |
| 3 | James W. Borgmann | 68 |
| #4 | Timothy R. Bjornson | 68 |
| #5 | William R. Foshee | 45 |
| #6 | Ralph P. Palmer | 9 |
| #7 | Duane B. Nixon | 4 |
| #8 | John W. McIntire | 4 |
| #9 | Lyn E. Hamel | 3 |
| #10 | Roger Keith Russell | 3 |
| #11 | Scott A. Gilbertson | 3 |
| #12 | Walter F. Best | 3 |
| #13 | Charles T. Weindorf, Jr. | 2 |
| #14 | James Edmond Beylotte | 2 |
| #15 | Kevin Carey | 2 |
| #16 | Max L. Flack | 2 |
| #17 | Steven A. Kester | 2 |
| #18 | Steve A. Kester | 2 |
| #19 | William G. Roos | 2 |
| #20 | Carl M. Pritchett | 1 |
| #21 | Christopher M. Preissler | 1 |
| #22 | David A. Whitmoyer | 1 |
| #23 | Jams W. Borgmann | 1 |
| #24 | John McCrory | 1 |
| #25 | John S. Shuler | 1 |
| #26 | Mark E. Dearing | 1 |
| #27 | Mark A. Shumaker | 1 |
| #28 | Mark W. Voth | 1 |
| #29 | Michael L. Long | 1 |
| #30 | R. Gene McCullum | 1 |
| #31 | Robert W. Rodenbeck | 1 |
| #32 | Gary A. Pelsue | 1 |
| #33 | Christopher Hale DaWalt | 1 |