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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

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.