Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Hurricane, WV ranks #6,170 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 401 patents from 50 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Hurricane, WV include Univation Technologies, Hoechst Celanese, Iowa Corn Promotion Board. That works out to 57.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 50 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Mark G. Goode Univation Technologies 91
2 John F. Szul Univation Technologies 68
3 Olan S. Fruchey Hoechst Celanese 65
#4 Nye A. Clinton Iowa Corn Promotion Board 26
#5 William G. Etzkorn Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 14
#6 Mark W. Blood Univation Technologies 13
#7 William E. Wood Phillips Petroleum 10
#7 Karen Fitzgerald Mattel 10
#9 Joseph N. Coalter, III Dow Global Technologies 9
#9 James A. Condron Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 9
#11 Robert N. Reib Univation Technologies 8
#12 James E. Babin Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 6
#12 Paul T. Bowman Arco Chemical Technology 6
#14 Thomas J. McNeil Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 5
#14 John Daly Toyota 5
#14 Kenneth C. Caster Lord 5
#17 Bernie B. Osborne Dow Technology Investments 4
#17 Rex J. Alexander Joby Aero 4
#17 Mark Stutler 4
#20 Chad Lavender Arthrex 3
#20 David McNeill Somerville Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 3
#22 Charles Gibson Bsh Hausgeräte Gmbh 2
#22 Robert Wines Ak Steel 2
#22 Ronald G. Cook Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 2
#22 Ernie N Crouch 2
#26 James E. Loftus Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 1
#26 Lonnie G. Simpkins Toyota 1
#26 Scott A. Tittle Toyota 1
#26 Mark A. Harakal Osi Specialties 1
#26 Dale Duespohl Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 1
#26 Thomas G Hodges 1
#26 Jerry R. Hale, Jr. Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 1
#26 Bryan K. Mowery Eagle Research 1
#26 Michael Paul Ridde 1
#26 Michael Paul Riddle 1
#26 George Thomas Vickers Toyota 1
#26 Gregory Mark Goode Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 1
#26 Kenneth A. Wilkins 1
#26 Jamie Joe Barton Toyota 1
#26 Daniel W. Mosser Univation Technologies 1
#26 Edward L. Brooks Toyota 1
#26 P. Douglas Boyce Betz Laboratories 1
#26 Sandra A. Caster Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 1
#26 Archie F. Skidmore Union Carbide 1
#26 Calvin L. Edwards Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 1
#26 Lee Nelson Humphries Unknown 1
#26 Kendrick Edward Curry Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 1
#26 Richard B. Chafin 1
#26 Warren Edmond Smith Toyota 1
#26 Lisa Evans Curry Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 1

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