Keyser, WV ranks #27,793 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 37 patents from 17 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Keyser, WV include Camco Manufacturing, Stone Aerospace, IBM. That works out to 7.6 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.
Showing 1–17 of 17 inventors
| Rank | Inventor | Primary Company | Patents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake Martin | Camco Manufacturing | 11 |
| 2 | John Harman | Stone Aerospace | 4 |
| 3 | David Kenneth Sagal, II | IBM | 3 |
| 3 | John Compton | — | 3 |
| #5 | Daniel P. Stokes | Intel | 2 |
| #5 | James E. Shultz | Westvaco | 2 |
| #5 | Eric J. Lynam | Alliant Techsystems | 2 |
| #8 | Vivian F. Fields | — | 1 |
| #8 | R. Dwight Leatherman | — | 1 |
| #8 | Elmer Ray Dove | — | 1 |
| #8 | Terry Russell Phillips | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber | 1 |
| #8 | Paul Amtower | Alliant Techsystems | 1 |
| #8 | Ronald A. Freeman | — | 1 |
| #8 | Craig A. Kesner | Alliant Techsystems | 1 |
| #8 | Robert T. Lowman | — | 1 |
| #8 | Howard L. Hill | The Goodyear Tire & Rubber | 1 |
| #8 | John H. Rice | Hercules | 1 |
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