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Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.

618Patents
536Active
618Granted
61Portfolio score

Filing activity: Nov 17, 1987 → May 15, 2024 · 109 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5994056A Homogeneous methods for nucleic acid amplification and detection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 597 Expired
US5804375A Reaction mixtures for detection of target nucleic acids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 259 Expired
US6171785A Methods and devices for hemogeneous nucleic acid amplification and detector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 234 Expired
US6001611A Modified nucleic acid amplification primers Chemistry; Metallurgy 233 Expired
US5773258A Nucleic acid amplification using a reversibly inactivated thermostable enzyme Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 192 Expired
US7192745B2 Method for the determination of a nucleic acid using a control Chemistry; Metallurgy 161 Expired
US5677152A Nucleic acid amplification using a reersibly inactivated thermostable enzyme Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 151 Expired
US7666664B2 Instrument for heating and cooling Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 114 Active
US6127155A Stabilized thermostable nucleic acid polymerase compositions containing non-ionic polymeric detergents Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 114 Expired
US6399320B1 Modified DNA-polymerase from carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans and its use for coupled reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction Chemistry; Metallurgy 101 Expired
US5674738A DNA encoding thermostable nucleic acid polymerase enzyme from thermus species Z05 Chemistry; Metallurgy 100 Expired
US6040166A Kits for amplifying and detecting nucleic acid sequences, including a probe Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 95 Expired
US6214979A Homogeneous assay system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 79 Expired
US6197563A Kits for amplifying and detecting nucleic acid sequences Chemistry; Metallurgy 77 Expired
US5789224A Recombinant expression vectors and purification methods for thermus thermophilus DNA polymerase Chemistry; Metallurgy 69 Expired
US5705627A Detection of human papillomavirus by the polymerase chain reaction using specific L1, and E6 probes Chemistry; Metallurgy 68 Expired
US7462709B2 Method for the determination of a nucleic acid using a control Chemistry; Metallurgy 65 Active
US5693517A Reagents and methods for coupled high temperature reverse transcription and polymerase chain reactions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Expired
US5939292A Thermostable DNA polymerases having reduced discrimination against ribo-NTPs Chemistry; Metallurgy 61 Expired
US6228628A Mutant chimeric DNA polymerase Chemistry; Metallurgy 52 Expired
US9005894B2 Determination of KIR haplotypes associated with disease Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Active
US7378262B2 Reversibly modified thermostable enzymes for DNA synthesis and amplification in vitro Chemistry; Metallurgy 50 Expired
US6514736B1 Kits for amplifying and detecting nucleic acid sequences Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US5639871A Detection of human papillomavirus by the polymerase chain reaction Chemistry; Metallurgy 47 Expired
US9347091B2 Set of oligonucleotide probes as well as methods and uses thereto Chemistry; Metallurgy 45 Active

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