Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
1,057Patents
857Active
1,057Granted
62Portfolio score
Filing activity: Jan 31, 1975 → Feb 2, 2024 · 229 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5422246A | Electrode having a polymer coating with a redox enzyme bound thereto, the polymer coating being formed on the walls of pores extending through a porous membrane | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 319 | Expired |
| US8937577B2 | Substrate lens antenna device | Electricity | 216 | Active |
| US5520894A | Process for removing carbon dioxide regeneratively from gas streams | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 120 | Expired |
| US6716355B1 | Method for the purification of a liquid by membrane distillation, in particular for the production of desalinated water from seawater or brackish water or process water | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 93 | Expired |
| US6205848A | Method and equipment for the characterization of suspensions | Physics | 85 | Expired |
| US8672337B2 | Multi-point hydraulic suspension system for a land vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 84 | Active |
| US6730502B2 | Fructosyltransferases | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 83 | Expired |
| US6403210B1 | Method for manufacturing a composite material | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 70 | Expired |
| US7565554B2 | Method and system for a service process to provide a service to a client | Electricity | 66 | Expired |
| US4889427A | Method and apparatus for detecting low concentrations of (bio) chemical components present in a test medium using surface plasmon resonance | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 65 | Expired |
| US8630465B2 | Imaging of buried structures | Physics | 63 | Active |
| US5400793A | Method of determining the stroke volume and the cardiac output of the human heart | Human Necessities | 62 | Expired |
| US7202389B1 | Flash-pyrolysis in a cyclone | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 60 | Expired |
| US10063228B2 | Qubit circuit state change control system | Electricity | 58 | Active |
| US6518419B1 | Process for selective oxidation of primary alcohols | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 55 | Expired |
| US6003316A | Exhaust-gas recirculation system for a turbocharged internal combustion engine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 48 | Expired |
| US4863226A | Confocal laser scanning microscope | Physics | 47 | Expired |
| US5326864A | Method for the preparation of calcium-binding polycarboxy compounds based on polysaccharides, and replacements for phosphates in detergents, based on these polycarboxy compounds | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 43 | Expired |
| US5811252A | Modified proenzymes as substrates for proteolytic enzymes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Expired |
| US6579927B1 | Nanocomposite material | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 38 | Expired |
| US8308170B2 | Active suspension assembly for a vehicle | Performing Operations; Transporting | 37 | Active |
| US6955776B1 | Method for making a dental element | Performing Operations; Transporting | 36 | Expired |
| US5068176A | Method for the simultaneous determination of DNA sequence variations at a large number of sites, and a kit suitable therefor | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Expired |
| US7501025B2 | Process and apparatus for the conversion of biomass | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Active |
| US6127139A | Method for assaying proteolytic enzymes using fluorescence-quenched substrates | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 33 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.