Patent assignee · US · UNIVERSITY

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY

457Patents
316Active
457Granted
56Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 18, 1974 → Oct 20, 2023 · 70 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.