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Queen's University at Kingston

385Patents
166Active
385Granted
51Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jun 17, 1975 → May 27, 2024 · 39 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5508169A Indexing linkers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 374 Expired
US4246660A Artificial ligament Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 288 Expired
US4769040A Tibial prosthesis Human Necessities 256 Expired
US7371238B2 Method and device for treating scoliosis Human Necessities 254 Expired
US6974417B2 Ultrasound transducer array Electricity 199 Expired
US5636255A Method and apparatus for CT image registration Human Necessities 196 Expired
US4574794A Orthopaedic bone cutting jig and alignment device Human Necessities 193 Expired
US4900305A Ambulatory infusion pump Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 156 Expired
US4444181A Bone clip Human Necessities 155 Expired
US6493637B1 Coincidence detection method, products and apparatus Physics 146 Expired
US8444651B2 Patient-specific surgical guidance tool and method of use Performing Operations; Transporting 138 Active
US4456006A Contracting bone clip Human Necessities 136 Expired
US5205921A Method for depositing bioactive coatings on conductive substrates Human Necessities 129 Expired
US5021061A Prosthetic patello-femoral joint Human Necessities 128 Expired
US5651839A Process for engineering coherent twin and coincident site lattice grain boundaries in polycrystalline materials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 128 Expired
US5352266A Nanocrystalline metals and process of producing the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 101 Expired
US6165975A Microdose therapy Human Necessities 88 Expired
US4300245A Pneumatic leg Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 87 Expired
US7762665B2 Method and apparatus for communication between humans and devices Physics 86 Active
US6231187A Method and apparatus for detecting eye movement Human Necessities 83 Expired
US5955490A Photochemotherapeutic method using 5-aminolevulinic acid and other precursors of endogenous porphyrins Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 83 Expired
US8016818B2 Tactile amplification instrument and method of use Human Necessities 81 Active
US5010608A Support system for reducing formation of decubitus ulcers Human Necessities 80 Expired
US7809160B2 Method and apparatus for calibration-free eye tracking using multiple glints or surface reflections Physics 79 Active
US8730266B2 System and method for integrating gaze tracking with virtual reality or augmented reality Human Necessities 76 Active

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