West Virginia 1989

258 patents  ·  187 inventors  ·  50 cities  ·  0.1/1k pop.

Ranked #38 of 53 US states Top 75%

Top Cities in West Virginia 1989

Rank City Patents Inventors
#1 Charleston, WV 41 25
#2 Huntington, WV 29 23
#3 New Martinsville, WV 23 13
#4 Vienna, WV 19 13
#5 Morgantown, WV 18 18
#6 Parkersburg, WV 18 14
#7 South Charleston, WV 15 7
#8 St. Albans, WV 10 6
#9 St. Leon-Rot, WV 9 1
#10 Weirton, WV 7 2
#11 Moundsville, WV 7 3
#12 Martinsburg, WV 7 7
#13 Hurricane, WV 5 4
#14 Princeton, WV 4 3
#15 Clarksburg, WV 4 4
#16 Krefeld, WV 4 1
#17 Bruceton Mills, WV 3 1
#18 Beckley, WV 3 3
#19 Fairmont, WV 3 3
#20 Wellsburg, WV 3 3
#21 Somerford, WV 3 1
#22 Bruchsal, WV 3 1
#23 Barboursville, WV 2 1
#24 Charles Town, WV 2 1
#25 Elkview, WV 2 2

Top Inventors in West Virginia 1989

Rank Inventor City Company Patents
1 Joseph V. Koleske Charleston Union Carbide 6
1 William T. Saunders Weirton Weirton Steeel 6
3 Richard J. Zdrahala South Charleston Meadox Medicals 5
#4 William E. Slack Moundsville Bayer Healthcare 4
#4 Peter H. Markusch New Martinsville Bayer Healthcare 4
#4 Gaylord D. Smith Huntington Inco Alloys International 4
#7 James R. Nelson Charleston Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 3
#7 Helmut Reiff New Martinsville Bayer Healthcare 3
#7 William L. Mankins Huntington Inco Alloys International 3
#7 Charles Anthony Smith Vienna E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 3
#7 David R. Bryant South Charleston Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 3
#7 James E. Smith Bruceton Mills West Virginia University 3
#7 Frank E. Critchfield South Charleston Union Carbide 3
#7 Ronald L. Jalbert Parkersburg Borg-Warner Chemicals 3
#7 James H. Wilkinson Vienna Sony 3
#7 Kenneth L. Hoy St. Albans Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 3
#7 Ernst Billig Charleston Union Carbide 3
#18 David Whalen Parkersburg GE 2
#18 Paul A. Cain Dunbar — 2
#18 John E. Logsdon Charleston Davy Mckee (London) Limited 2
#18 David R. Bassett Charleston Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 2
#18 Chinsoo Lee Charleston Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 2
#18 Paul M. Westfall St. Albans Union Carbide 2
#18 Jerry L. King, II Vienna Battelle Memorial Institute 2
#18 Bernard C. Ream Charleston Union Carbide 2

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