Prolific Inventors

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Compiling a list of the most prolific inventors is a lot like chasing windmills. In this, the information age with data base searching capabilities that never existed before you would think the answer would just pop up on your screen with a simple click. Wrong. That being said we offer you this list for information purposes only. May be some day we can declare it the
definitive list, but not today. Much research remains to be complete.

INVENTOR	U.S. PATENTS	COMMENT
Thomas Alva Edison (1847 -1931)	1,093	Most famous for his invention of the electric incandescent light bulb.
Melvin De Groote (1896 - 1963)	925	Most of his inventions were chemical demulsifiers used to treat crude oil.
Elihu Thomson (1853 - 1937)	696	His experiments eventually led to the adoption of alternating current technology.
Jerome Lemelson (1923 -1997)	597	Lemelson received an average of one patent a month for more than 40 years..
Edwin Land (1909 -1991)	535	He invented instant photography and founded Polaroid Corp.
John Hays Hammond, Jr. (1888 - 1965)	427	His most important invention was remote control via radio waves.
George Westinghouse (1846 -1914)	361	His inventions provided advancements in both transportation and electrical systems.
Philo T. Farnsworth (1906 -1971)	150	Most of his patents were for radio and television equipment.
Robert Adler (b1913 )	150	Most famous for his invention of the wireless TV remote control.
Nikola Tesla (1856 -1943)	111	Recognized as one of the outstanding pioneers in the electric power field.