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Applera Corporation

501Patents
43Active
501Granted
46Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 8, 1998 → May 9, 2008 · 43 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.