BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
457Patents
316Active
457Granted
56Portfolio score
Filing activity: Oct 18, 1974 → Oct 20, 2023 · 70 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US8103962B2 | Form-based ontology creation and information harvesting | Physics | 311 | Active |
| USRE33057E | High frequency supply system for gas discharge lamps and electronic ballast therefor | General | 223 | Expired |
| US4831549A | Device and method for correction of robot inaccuracy | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 202 | Expired |
| US6148979A | Compliant overrunning clutch with centrifugal throw-out | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 153 | Expired |
| US4817036A | Computer system and method for data base indexing and information retrieval | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 127 | Expired |
| US5247442A | Vehicular steering system for reverse paths | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 125 | Expired |
| US4104344A | High thermal conductivity substrate | Electricity | 113 | Expired |
| US5112736A | DNA sequencing using fluorescence background electroblotting membrane | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 104 | Expired |
| US7302316B2 | Programmable autopilot system for autonomous flight of unmanned aerial vehicles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 104 | Expired |
| US4646234A | Anti-piracy system using separate storage and alternate execution of selected proprietary and public portions of computer programs | Physics | 100 | Expired |
| US6173434A | Dynamically-configurable digital processor using method for relocating logic array modules | Physics | 91 | Expired |
| US4051331A | Speech coding hearing aid system utilizing formant frequency transformation | Electricity | 87 | Expired |
| US7236742B2 | System and method for wireless data transfer for a mobile unit | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 86 | Expired |
| US4821214A | Computer graphics method for changing the shape of a geometric model using free-form deformation | Physics | 86 | Expired |
| US8151116B2 | Multi-channel user authentication apparatus system and method | Physics | 82 | Active |
| US7326054B2 | Method and apparatus for drilling teeth with a pressurized water stream | Human Necessities | 72 | Expired |
| US4880784A | Antiviral methods utilizing ribofuranosylthiazolo[4,5-d]pyrimdine derivatives | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 65 | Expired |
| US7248771B2 | Integrated sensor with electrical and optical single molecule sensitivity | Physics | 65 | Expired |
| US4630005A | Electronic inverter, particularly for use as ballast | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 62 | Expired |
| US6992299B2 | Method and apparatus for aerodynamic ion focusing | Electricity | 61 | Expired |
| US6486148B2 | Steroid derived antibiotics | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 58 | Expired |
| US7444053B2 | Integrated electrical and optical sensor for biomolecule analysis with single molecule sensitivity | Physics | 58 | Active |
| US4705284A | Human powered land vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 57 | Expired |
| US6885752B1 | Hearing aid device incorporating signal processing techniques | Electricity | 56 | Expired |
| US6649702B1 | Stabilization and acoustic activation of polymeric micelles for drug delivery | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 54 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.