Top Inventors at Smith Optics All Time
| Rank | Name | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | James A. Chilson | 19 |
| 2 | Joseph R. McNeal | 13 |
| 3 | George T. Giroux | 9 |
| #4 | Michael Aaskov | 8 |
| #5 | Matt Capozzi | 7 |
| #6 | Nicolas Ramirez | 7 |
| #7 | Eric Carlson | 6 |
| #8 | Scott Layton | 6 |
| #9 | Eric Thorsell | 5 |
| #10 | James Rogers | 5 |
| #11 | Michael Qualls | 4 |
| #12 | Sean Nemoto | 4 |
| #13 | Dominique Aris | 3 |
| #14 | Hans Lindauer | 3 |
| #15 | Marco Damin | 3 |
| #16 | Piers Christian Storey | 2 |
| #17 | Scott MacGuffie | 2 |
| #18 | Christopher G. Miller | 1 |
| #19 | David T. Muskovitz | 1 |
| #20 | Eric L. Rayl | 1 |
| #21 | John George Lloyd | 1 |
| #22 | Keith Langenwalter | 1 |
| #23 | Matthew Betournay | 1 |
| #24 | Michael K. Reeves | 1 |
| #25 | Nathan Barg Abney | 1 |
| #26 | Thomas Moeller | 1 |
| #27 | William Currier McNeal | 1 |
| #28 | Emmanuel Carrillo | 1 |
| #29 | Aaron Barker | 1 |