Applera Corporation
501Patents
43Active
501Granted
46Portfolio score
Filing activity: May 8, 1998 → May 9, 2008 · 43 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6812339B1 | Polymorphisms in known genes associated with human disease, methods of detection and uses thereof | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 455 | Expired |
| US7255994B2 | Ligation assay | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 213 | Expired |
| US6825047B1 | Device and method for multiple analyte detection | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 181 | Expired |
| US7087387B2 | Nucleic acid archiving | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 170 | Expired |
| US7235406B1 | Nucleic acid analysis device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 150 | Expired |
| US7001724B1 | Compositions, methods, and kits for isolating nucleic acids using surfactants and proteases | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 113 | Expired |
| US7008789B2 | Instrument for monitoring polymerase chain reaction of DNA | Physics | 104 | Expired |
| US7406385B2 | System and method for consensus-calling with per-base quality values for sample assemblies | Physics | 102 | Expired |
| US7176002B2 | Universal-tagged oligonucleotide primers and methods of use | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 100 | Expired |
| US7358231B1 | Pancreatic cancer secreted targets and uses thereof | Physics | 91 | Active |
| US7323681B1 | Image enhancement by sub-pixel imaging | Physics | 86 | Active |
| US7198759B2 | Microfluidic devices, methods, and systems | Performing Operations; Transporting | 85 | Expired |
| US6297016A | Template-dependent ligation with PNA-DNA chimeric probes | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 84 | Expired |
| US6677151B2 | Device and method for thermal cycling | Performing Operations; Transporting | 84 | Expired |
| US7189361B2 | Analytical device with lightguide Illumination of capillary and microgrooves arrays | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 81 | Expired |
| US7135667B2 | Array imaging system | Physics | 81 | Expired |
| US7199357B1 | Image enhancement by sub-pixel imaging | Electricity | 79 | Active |
| US7139074B2 | Optical system and method for optically analyzing light from a sample | Physics | 78 | Expired |
| US7227128B2 | System and methods for improving signal/noise ratio for signal detectors | Electricity | 76 | Expired |
| US6316230A | Polymerase extension at 3' terminus of PNA-DNA chimera | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 75 | Expired |
| US6703236B2 | Thermal cycler for automatic performance of the polymerase chain reaction with close temperature control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 75 | Expired |
| US6660147B1 | High density electrophoresis device and method | Physics | 74 | Expired |
| US6818437B1 | Instrument for monitoring polymerase chain reaction of DNA | Physics | 71 | Expired |
| US7133726B1 | Thermal cycler for PCR | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 67 | Expired |
| US7187286B2 | Methods and systems for using RFID in biological field | Physics | 67 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.