West Virginia All Time

12,890 patents  ·  3,425 inventors  ·  318 cities

Ranked #45 of 54 US states Top 85%

Top Cities in West Virginia All Time

Rank City Patents Inventors
#1 Morgantown, WV 2,020 509
#2 Charleston, WV 1,663 354
#3 South Charleston, WV 710 96
#4 Huntington, WV 624 219
#5 Vienna, WV 569 85
#6 Parkersburg, WV 494 156
#7 New Martinsville, WV 424 42
#8 Hurricane, WV 399 50
#9 Wheeling, WV 336 103
#10 Martinsburg, WV 278 75
#11 St. Albans, WV 248 66
#12 Charles Town, WV 226 33
#13 Moundsville, WV 218 28
#14 St. Leon-Rot, WV 213 1
#15 Weirton, WV 208 55
#16 Fairmont, WV 195 69
#17 Cross Lanes, WV 195 33
#18 Harpers Ferry, WV 179 53
#19 Washington, WV 171 32
#20 Williamson, WV 154 28
#21 Scott Depot, WV 154 28
#22 Hässelby, WV 147 1
#23 Beckley, WV 133 61
#24 Bruceton Mills, WV 120 18
#25 Ravenswood, WV 119 35

Top Inventors in West Virginia All Time

Rank Inventor City Company Patents
1 James F. Corum Morgantown Cpg Technologies 106
2 James H. Wilkinson Vienna Sony 93
3 Mark G. Goode Hurricane Univation Technologies 91
#4 David R. Bryant South Charleston Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 88
#4 Peter H. Markusch New Martinsville Bayer Healthcare 88
#4 Dante J. Pacella Charles Town Verizon 88
#7 Joseph A. Zupanick Pineville Cdx Gas 87
#7 James E. Smith Bruceton Mills West Virginia University 87
#9 Walter H. Jessel, Jr. Grantsville California Florida Plant 84
#10 William E. Slack Moundsville Bayer Healthcare 80
#11 Ali R. Rezai Morgantown Cleveland Clinic 68
#12 John F. Szul Hurricane Univation Technologies 67
#13 Olan S. Fruchey Hurricane Hoechst Celanese 65
#14 Charles Anthony Smith Vienna E.I. Du Pont De Nemours And 60
#15 Meng Yao Morgantown Xerox 55
#15 Ronald L. Wilson, II Vienna Kelsyus 55
#17 William T. Saunders Weirton Weirton Steeel 54
#18 Robert J. Jorgensen Scott Depot Union Carbide Chemicals & Plastics Technology 53
#19 Alfred H. Stiller Morgantown West Virginia University 49
#20 Joseph V. Koleske Charleston Union Carbide 48
#21 Daniel P. Zilker, Jr. Charleston Univation Technologies 46
#21 Glenn A. Miller South Charleston Dow Technology Investments 46
#23 Themistocles D. J. D'Silva South Charleston Union Carbide 45
#24 Gary Michael Miller Kearneysville Hubbell Incorporated 44
#24 Sergey Lamansky Williamson 3M 44

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