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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1969 - 2007 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

WEST VIRGINIA

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Assignee 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 33 25 28 28 35 33 33 33 27 22 31 26 28 30 23 26 33 29 34 33 38 34 31 34 28 35 39 30 33 44 36 42 36 30 31 31 22 34 25 1223
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION 68 57 35 43 37 39 40 50 32 67 45 52 75 47 36 37 35 51 37 28 29 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 942
UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS & PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 59 66 28 25 12 12 33 29 21 32 20 11 3 1 1 3 380
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 8 4 10 9 5 6 14 8 7 6 4 4 6 5 7 5 7 7 9 6 8 18 17 8 9 7 8 6 12 20 7 6 9 7 5 6 4 6 12 312
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 4 10 10 9 16 13 9 8 2 2 5 0 4 0 3 1 107
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6 10 5 4 4 2 2 1 5 2 1 4 3 4 5 2 8 4 3 3 1 2 3 1 4 0 3 0 2 3 1 2 102
MOBAY CHEMICAL CORPORATION 10 12 3 1 1 0 1 0 8 10 4 3 6 4 11 13 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99
INCO ALLOYS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 15 9 11 7 7 5 6 1 0 0 1 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 81
PPG INDUSTRIES INC. 9 1 6 11 7 12 4 4 1 3 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 79
BAYER CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 10 21 14 11 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 78
NATIONAL STEEL CORPORATION 5 6 5 4 3 6 4 10 7 5 2 2 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68
UNION CARBIDE CHEMICALS AND PLASTICS COMPANY INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 45 17 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 68
UNIVATION TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, (US) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 8 16 3 17 5 8 67
WEIRTON STEEL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 6 1 2 2 5 3 4 1 11 4 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 52
BORG-WARNER CORPORATION 6 2 5 6 3 2 7 4 1 5 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51
CDX GAS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 6 8 12 8 48
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 1 5 5 8 4 4 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46
LOUIS BERKMAN COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 0 4 5 7 6 5 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 46
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. 6 16 11 7 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43
ARCO CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, L.P. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 5 12 10 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42
MILES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 9 2 0 2 2 33
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 1 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 31
BUTLER-MANUFACTURING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 3 2 3 1 7 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
CONOCO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 5 1 4 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
TEXTRON INC. 4 4 4 1 5 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27
BORG-WARNER CHEMICALS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 2 2 4 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
INTERNATIONAL NICKEL COMPANY, INC. 3 3 2 3 3 4 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
MOBAY CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 6 3 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26
EAGLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 23
TOUCHSTONE RESEARCH LABORATORY, LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 6 0 5 20
ASHLAND OIL INC. 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19
ROYAL VENDORS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 18
HUNTINGTON ALLOYS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 2 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
WALKER SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 4 1 1 1 0 17
FMC CORPORATION 2 1 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 3 1 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15
APPALACHIAN ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENTS INC. 1 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
CONSOLIDATION COAL COMPANY 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
INGERSOLL-RAND COMPANY 0 1 0 4 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
COALTEX, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
TAMROCK WORLD CORPORATION, N.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
UNION INSULATING COMPANY 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
CROMPTON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3 1 0 0 1 12
O. AMES CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
BAYER MATERIALSCIENCE LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 4 11
DIXIE-NARCO, INC. 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
LONG-AIRDOX COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
MARATHON ASHLAND PETROLEUM LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 1 0 3 2 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 11
CONN-WELD INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10
GOODMAN SYSTEM COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 10
OSI SPECIALTIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
RICHWOOD INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 10
SERVICE MACHINE CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
WHEELING-PITTSBURGH STEEL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
DARCO INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9
AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
JERR-DAN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8
MCJUNKIN CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
UOP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
ALLIED-SIGNAL INC. 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
BAYER ANTWERP N.V. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 7
BENDIX CORPORATION (NOW ALLIED-SIGNAL INC.) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
CARMET COMPANY 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
ENGELHARD CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 7
FAIRCHILD INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
ISP INVESTMENTS INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 7
MOORE COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
ASHLAND INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 6
FAIRCHILD INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
HESTER INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
MACK TRUCKS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 6
MINING EQUIPMENT DIVISION, FMC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
PECHINEY ROLLED PRODUCTS LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 6
RAYMOND LEE ORGANIZATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
SHELL OIL COMPANY 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
STERLING FAUCET CO. 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
WESTON CHEMICAL CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
WESTVACO CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
AUTOMATED MERCHANDISING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
B. F. GOODRICH CO. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5
CANCER BIOLOGICS OF AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5
FORMA SCIENTIFIC, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
GTE PRODUCTS CORPORATION 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
HERCULES INCORPORATED 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
JIFFY FOAM, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
KAISER ALUMINUM + CHEMICAL CORPORATION 0