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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Wheeling, WV ranks #8,008 worldwide for total patents filed in 2016, with 10 patents from 7 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Wheeling, WV include Innovation Sciences, Troy Group, Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation. That works out to 0.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–7 of 7 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Nitesh Ratnakar Innovation Sciences 3
2 Kevin L. Heilman Troy Group 2
3 Lawrence Charles Kelly 1
3 Gordon Gordon 1
3 George William Kalb Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation 1
3 Gary L. Mengeu Silgan Plastics 1
3 Carrie Gilson Troy Group 1

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