Top Inventors at Western Gear All Time
| Rank | Name | Patents |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Carter | 4 |
| 2 | Donald P. Shutt | 2 |
| 3 | Gary Carpenter | 2 |
| #4 | Gabor L. Radi | 2 |
| #5 | Jack Odell | 2 |
| #6 | Larry G. Ellis | 2 |
| #7 | Robert B. Bossler, Jr. | 2 |
| #8 | Royal T. Hawley | 2 |
| #9 | Robert F. Obear | 2 |
| #10 | Wallace Harold Larson | 2 |
| #11 | William M. Hallidy | 2 |
| #12 | Charles H. Larsen | 1 |
| #13 | Donald J. Fessett | 1 |
| #14 | Gary Lane | 1 |
| #15 | George Dimitri Mourani | 1 |
| #16 | George Thompson | 1 |
| #17 | James Blanchet | 1 |
| #18 | James R. Brown | 1 |
| #19 | Jagdish C. Kalyan | 1 |
| #20 | John M. Franchuk | 1 |
| #21 | John H. Short | 1 |
| #22 | John P. Veale | 1 |
| #23 | Michael Reith | 1 |
| #24 | Robert M. Brown | 1 |
| #25 | Robert Mayer | 1 |
| #26 | Walter H. Moller | 1 |
| #27 | Cornelis J. Heeres | 1 |
| #28 | Monte G. Sheppard | 1 |
| #29 | Alvin D. Rogers | 1 |