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CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE

331Patents
135Active
331Granted
49Portfolio score

Filing activity: May 22, 1973 → Feb 16, 2023 · 32 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4649924A Method for the detection of intracardiac electrical potential fields Human Necessities 280 Expired
US5629384A Polymers of N-acryloylmorpholine activated at one end and conjugates with bioactive materials and surfaces Chemistry; Metallurgy 224 Expired
US5056517A Biomagnetically localizable multipurpose catheter and method for magnetocardiographic guided intracardiac mapping, biopsy and ablation of cardiac arrhythmias Human Necessities 207 Expired
US6005095A Antisense transcript associated to tumor cells having a T(14;18) translocation and oligodeoxynucleotides useful in the diagnosis and treatment of said tumor cells Chemistry; Metallurgy 137 Expired
US6140492A Antisense transcript expressed in B lymphocytes and synthetic oligonucleotides useful to inhibit the activity thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 106 Expired
US6527724B1 Catheter guidance by magnetocardiographic mapping Human Necessities 92 Expired
US4953559A Catheter for endocardial biopsy, which can also be used for identifying the point of origin of ventricular arrhythmia Human Necessities 83 Expired
US8492082B2 Method for obtaining oligonucleotide aptamers and uses thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Active
US4398790A Optical fiber device for the transportation and focalization of laser radiation Human Necessities 64 Expired
US4464447A Rechargeable lithium batteries with non-metal electrodes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Expired
US4963727A Active quenching circuit for avalanche photodiodes Physics 63 Expired
US4842390A Fiber optic device for angioplasty Physics 62 Expired
US6567158B1 Fiber optic sensor with photochromic transducer, and corresponding method Physics 58 Expired
US6021341A Surgical probe for laparoscopy or intracavitary tumor localization Physics 55 Expired
US4678268A Method and apparatus for constructing microlens ends for optical fibers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US6016367A Method for the acquisition of images by confocal Physics 51 Expired
US4521070A High power laser radiation conveying device utilizing variable section fiber optics Chemistry; Metallurgy 46 Expired
US7535232B2 Field-effect device for the detection of small quantities of electric charge, such as those generated in bio-molecular process, bound in the vicinity of the surface Physics 46 Expired
US4732897A Steroidic 5.alpha.-reductase inhibitors Chemistry; Metallurgy 43 Expired
US6036941A Fluorogenic substrates for diagnosis and photodynamic treatment of tumors Human Necessities 41 Expired
US3935971A Double pump device for mixing two or more liquids with variable relative ratios and concentrations Electricity 38 Expired
US4312883A Furocoumarin for the photochemotherapy of psoriasis and related skin diseases Human Necessities 32 Expired
US4722083A Satellite telecommunications system featuring multi-beam coverage and dynamically controlled allocation of the satellite transmission capacity Electricity 31 Expired
US6824972B2 Diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions associated with defective NFkappa B(NF-&kgr;B) activation Physics 27 Expired
US5063781A Fiber-optic vibration sensor Physics 26 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.