The applicant is the patentee, whose name is written, to whom the patent belongs, and whose name is written, that is, the patent belongs to these people. When transferring the patent right, all the patentees need to agree. An inventor who enjoys the right of reputation is a person who makes creative contributions to the patent. The situation you mentioned had similar problems in other enterprises before transferring to Zhihui.
However, it should be noted that the ultimate ownership of the patent belongs to the inventor and the applicant.