Top Inventors at Digital Instruments All Time
| Rank | Name | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virgil B. Elings | 38 |
| 2 | John A. Gurley | 26 |
| 3 | Craig Prater | 5 |
| #4 | David Grigg | 5 |
| #5 | Barney Drake | 4 |
| #6 | James Massie | 4 |
| #7 | Paul K. Hansma | 4 |
| #8 | Peter Maivald | 3 |
| #9 | Charles Meyer | 2 |
| #10 | Dror Sarid | 2 |
| #11 | Boris Anczykowski | 1 |
| #12 | Christopher Schmitt | 1 |
| #13 | Frank Yashar | 1 |
| #14 | Fu-Ren F. Fan | 1 |
| #15 | Jason Cleveland | 1 |
| #16 | James M. Young | 1 |
| #17 | Jeffrey R. Elings | 1 |
| #18 | Juhyoun Kwak | 1 |
| #19 | Kenneth Babcock | 1 |
| #20 | Kevin Kjoller | 1 |
| #21 | Matthew Longmire | 1 |
| #22 | Mark R. Rodgers | 1 |
| #23 | Sergei Magonov | 1 |
| #24 | William H. Hertzog | 1 |
| #25 | Allen J. Bard | 1 |