Utility patents granted

118

2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in West Virginia

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

7.5

2020 · USPTO total patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

124

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

1,751

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Utility Patents

Utility patents granted

118

2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in West Virginia

Utility patents granted

1992–2020

118▼ 35%

USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in West Virginia (FRED PATENTUSWVUTILITY).

Patents per Capita

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

7.5

2020 · USPTO total patents

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

1992–2020

7.5▼ 28%

USPTO total patents (PATENTUSWVTOTAL) divided by Census resident population (WVPOP).

Electrical Engineering Patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

124

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

$45,862

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2014–2025

124▼ 50%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, West Virginia, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 3344.

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

2014–2025

$45,862▲ 34%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, West Virginia, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 3344.

Innovation Hubs

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

1,751

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

6,190

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2014–2025

1,751▲ 10%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, West Virginia, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 5417.

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

2014–2025

6,190▲ 87%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, West Virginia, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 5415.

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