Wheeling, WV ranks #8,380 worldwide for total patents filed in 2020, with 11 patents from 9 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Wheeling, WV include Troy Group, Innovation Sciences, Furukawa Electric Co.. That works out to 0.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–9 of 9 inventors
| Rank ↑ | Inventor ↕ | Primary Company ↕ | Patents ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Lewis | Troy Group | 2 |
| 1 | Danton S. Long | — | 2 |
| 3 | Nitesh Ratnakar | Innovation Sciences | 1 |
| 3 | Eisuke Otani | Furukawa Electric Co. | 1 |
| 3 | Gary L. Mengeu | Silgan Plastics | 1 |
| 3 | Brian S. Bosworth | Ignite Technologies | 1 |
| 3 | Brian E. Joseph | Touchstone Research Laboratory | 1 |
| 3 | Dwayne R. Morgan | Touchstone Research Laboratory | 1 |
| 3 | Daniel Shats | — | 1 |
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