Patent assignee · GB · COMPANY

NATIONAL RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

1,209Patents
3Active
1,209Granted
48Portfolio score

Filing activity: Mar 19, 1969 → Aug 18, 2010 · 3 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4085466A Prosthetic joint device Human Necessities 734 Expired
US4655885A Surface-modified electrode and its use in a bioelectrochemical process Chemistry; Metallurgy 385 Expired
US4955379A Motion artefact rejection system for pulse oximeters Human Necessities 346 Expired
US4562157A Diagnostic device incorporating a biochemical ligand Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 310 Expired
US4634807A Software protection device Physics 288 Expired
US4318784A Enzymatic processes Chemistry; Metallurgy 259 Expired
US4441489A Orthopaedic splints Human Necessities 241 Expired
US4204283A Prosthetic valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 223 Expired
US4564007A Orthopaedic external fixation devices Human Necessities 214 Expired
US4857041A Urinary incontinence prostheses Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 207 Expired
US4592369A Method and apparatus for use in temporal analysis of waveforms Human Necessities 193 Expired
US4799258A Apparatus and methods for granting access to computers Physics 192 Expired
US4826490A Safety device for hypodermic needle or the like Human Necessities 190 Expired
US5069160A Automatic milking of animals Human Necessities 180 Expired
USRE34036E Data transmission using a transparent tone-in band system General 176 Expired
US3946446A Prosthetic bone joint Human Necessities 173 Expired
US4476590A Antimicrobial surgical implants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 159 Expired
US4024163A Insecticides Chemistry; Metallurgy 157 Expired
US4459854A Ultrasonic transducer coupling member Physics 150 Expired
US4532660A Endoprosthetic bone joint devices Human Necessities 142 Expired
US4114121A Apparatus and methods for launching and screening electromagnetic waves in the dipole mode Electricity 135 Expired
US4570625A Apparatus for external fixation of bone fractures Human Necessities 123 Expired
US4042980A Endoprosthetic shoulder joint device Human Necessities 121 Expired
US5143660A Method of casting a contact lens Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 119 Expired
US4615705A Antimicrobial surgical implants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 116 Expired

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