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>> Because of the company's rules my name needed to be on the patent despite my objections.

Then you had the ability to stop it.

Even if I had quit my name would have been on the patent. I'm interested in hearing how I could have stopped it once the process started.

(Without changing my name.)

>> Even if I had quit my name would have been on the patent. I'm interested in hearing how I could have stopped it once the process started.

Then you'd be a patent owner and could sue for infringement. OTOH you probably agreed to sell them all your IP for $1 or something when you hired in.

>you probably agreed to sell them all your IP for $1 or something when you hired in

usually a condition of employment. FMI see Assignment of Inventions clause - all companies should have employees sign before hiring.

No, the patent would be owned by the company.