West Virginia

December 2025: 1.03% (C grade) West Virginia inventionINDEX December 2025: 1.03% (C grade) The inventionINDEX measures innovation output by comparing GDP growth with patent production growth.  [...]

A breakthrough in metabolic medicine is targeting the global rise of fatty liver disease with a precise molecular approach. Modulation Therapeutics, Inc.   is advancing a new class of inhibitors [...]

A new industrial air cleaning technology promises to revolutionize dust control. Englo Inc. developed a powerful ‘Wet-flow dust extraction tower’ to capture fine dust and fibrous [...]

Emergency medical procedures demand both speed and precision. A new invention promises to streamline a critical, life-saving intervention. U.S. Patent Application No. 20250303089 describes an [...]

October 2025: 1.03% (C grade) West Virginia inventionINDEX October 2025: 1.03% (C grade) The inventionINDEX measures innovation output by comparing GDP growth with patent production growth.  [...]

While new patent filings from West Virginia were quiet this month, the state’s innovation engine is running strong. R&D in the Mountain State often targets deep industrial, federal, and [...]

September 2025: 0.62% (F grade) West Virginia inventionINDEX September 2025: 0.62% (F grade) The inventionINDEX measures innovation output by comparing GDP growth with patent production growth.  [...]

A West Virginia-based company has developed a groundbreaking solution to a costly problem in the demolition and construction industries. Kanawha Stone Company, Inc. has secured U.S. Patent No. [...]

August 2025: 0.83% (D+ grade) West Virginia inventionINDEX August 2025: 0.83% (D+ grade) The inventionINDEX measures innovation output by comparing GDP growth with patent production growth.  [...]

DARCO INTERNATIONAL, INC. has been granted U.S. Patent No. 12357488 for a new ‘Rear entry walker’ design. This invention aims to solve common issues with traditional walking boots. [...]