Top Inventors at Nelson Irrigation All Time
| Rank | Name | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig B. Nelson | 67 |
| 2 | George L. Sesser | 50 |
| 3 | Lee A. Perkins | 21 |
| #4 | Riley D. Greenwood | 19 |
| #5 | Larry P. Meyer | 17 |
| #6 | Chad D. Leinweber | 15 |
| #7 | Barton R. Nelson | 14 |
| #8 | Cliff Ungerecht | 12 |
| #9 | Michael Townsend | 11 |
| #10 | Joseph Daniel Sinden | 10 |
| #11 | Meade M. Neal | 9 |
| #12 | Mark A. Bauman | 8 |
| #13 | Paul D. Davisson | 8 |
| #14 | Reid A. Nelson | 7 |
| #15 | Steven E. Crawford | 7 |
| #16 | Mathew L. Zimmerman | 6 |
| #17 | Travis A. Griggs | 6 |
| #18 | Rex D. Ness | 5 |
| #19 | Robert Rupar | 5 |
| #20 | Theodore J. Bren | 5 |
| #21 | Andrew B. Hellie | 5 |
| #22 | Frederick J. Sweet | 4 |
| #23 | Loren Vander Griend | 4 |
| #24 | Michael Youngberg | 4 |
| #25 | Richard L. Schisler | 4 |
| #26 | Sean M. Scott | 4 |
| #27 | Charles R. Harrold | 3 |
| #28 | Jeffrey P. Kreitzberg | 3 |
| #29 | Patrick T. Barry | 3 |
| #30 | Richard Berrier | 3 |
| #31 | Craig M. Nelson | 2 |
| #32 | Fred J. Sweet | 2 |
| #33 | Graham L. Hutchinson | 2 |
| #34 | Robert Klein | 2 |
| #35 | Stuart Grant | 2 |
| #36 | Steven T. McCoon | 2 |
| #37 | Christina R. Butler | 1 |
| #38 | David C. Dauterman | 1 |
| #39 | Greg Schneider | 1 |
| #40 | John N. Rowley | 1 |
| #41 | Tom J. Young | 1 |
| #42 | Kirk Nickish | 1 |