Top Inventors at Rival Manufacturing All Time
| Rank | Name | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David T. Higgins | 5 |
| 2 | Joseph A. Rinaldi | 5 |
| 3 | David D. McCormick | 4 |
| #4 | James B. Aberer | 4 |
| #5 | William J. Tweed | 4 |
| #6 | Gary R. Best | 3 |
| #7 | Richard J. Ostroski | 3 |
| #8 | Stephen L. Whittenburg | 3 |
| #9 | William A. Chappell | 3 |
| #10 | David K. Harding | 2 |
| #11 | Edward V. Cruz | 2 |
| #12 | James T. Williams | 2 |
| #13 | Richard J. Robbins | 2 |
| #14 | Robert W. Fee | 2 |
| #15 | William L. Bartlett | 2 |
| #16 | Albert V. Edmonds | 2 |
| #17 | Ching-Wen Yang | 1 |
| #18 | Darrell B. Jones | 1 |
| #19 | David S. Morris | 1 |
| #20 | Johannes B. Backes | 1 |
| #21 | John W. Breeden | 1 |
| #22 | John F. Jesse | 1 |
| #23 | John McGaw | 1 |
| #24 | Michael S. Joss | 1 |
| #25 | Michael D. Reynolds | 1 |
| #26 | Paul Minton | 1 |
| #27 | Paul C. Tyrrell | 1 |
| #28 | Robert C. Enoch | 1 |
| #29 | Robert J. Scott | 1 |
| #30 | Shau-Min Liu | 1 |
| #31 | Stanley Gresens | 1 |
| #32 | Terri L. Erickson | 1 |
| #33 | William S. Endres | 1 |
| #34 | William B. Kircher | 1 |
| #35 | A. Aykut Ozgunay | 1 |
| #36 | Vernon W. Streck | 1 |
| #37 | Vernon F. Rodick | 1 |
| #38 | Richard T. Eyck | 1 |