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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Vienna, WV ranks #4,761 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 569 patents from 85 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Vienna, WV include Sony, E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And, Kelsyus. That works out to 53.4 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 85 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 James H. Wilkinson Sony 93
2 Charles Anthony Smith E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 60
3 Ronald L. Wilson, II Kelsyus 55
#4 Sundar Kilnagar Venkataraman E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 20
#4 Robert John Cavanaugh E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 20
#6 Jerrel C. Anderson E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 19
#7 Ioannis V. Bletsos E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 17
#8 Marlin D. Buckmaster E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 16
#9 Julius Uradnisheck E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 15
#10 Richard D. Benscoter Butler Manufacturing 14
#11 Dewey Lynn Kerbow E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 13
#12 Charles L. Myers Borg-Warner Chemicals 12
#12 Thomas W. Johnson Unisys 12
#14 Thomas S. Grant Borg-Warner Chemicals 11
#15 James L. Rector Pro-Line 10
#15 Robert M. Zide Pro-Line 10
#17 Richard Arthur Walker Systems 9
#17 Jerry L. King, II Battelle Memorial Institute 9
#19 Robert Joseph Kolouch E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 8
#20 Chen-Youn Sue GE 7
#21 Joseph B. Stout Magnum Magnetics 6
#21 Stephen Charles Keiser 6
#21 J. David Harmon Butler Manufacturing 6
#24 Nolan K. Read, III E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 5
#24 Thomas Rohr Airbus Helicopters Deutschland Gmbh 5
#26 Joseph L. Florence Suarez Industries 4
#26 Rodney M. Zide 4
#26 Russell C. Tipton Forma Scientific 4
#26 Ernest R. Novak E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 4
#26 Jack A. Hill GE 4
#26 Oral F. Leep 4
#26 Shailesh Shashikant Bambardekar Walker Systems 4
#26 Frank Schwartz Ohio University 4
#34 James E. Sheridan Butler Manufacturing 3
#34 Richard Legg Sabic Global Technologies B.V. 3
#34 Emily C. Martin Dimex 3
#34 David L. Mullins Continental Pet Technologies 3
#34 C. Anthony Smith E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 3
#34 Tracey Thompson Borg-Warner Chemicals 3
#34 John H. Valence Forma Scientific 3
#34 Earl K. Lewis, II Skuttle Manufacturing 3
#34 Glenn Fred Leverett E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 3
#34 Stephen C. Keiser Unknown 3
#44 Norman E. West E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 2
#44 Elyse B. Lewis Borg-Warner Chemicals 2
#44 Ord Lief Delaney Duke Manufacturing 2
#44 Jean Van Sickle 2
#44 Lawrence Miller 2
#44 George P. McCarty Chemtura 2
#44 Adam Starry E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 2

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