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The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University

4,435Patents
3,206Active
4,435Granted
62Portfolio score

Filing activity: Feb 18, 1966 → Oct 31, 2024 · 730 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9308011B2 Surgical device and methods Human Necessities 1,164 Active
US6285999A Method for node ranking in a linked database Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1,099 Expired
US5479447A Method and apparatus for adaptive, variable bandwidth, high-speed data transmission of a multicarrier signal over digital subscriber lines Electricity 879 Expired
US5807522A Methods for fabricating microarrays of biological samples Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 846 Expired
US6052730A Method for monitoring and/or modifying web browsing sessions Electricity 672 Expired
US5311360A Method and apparatus for modulating a light beam Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 612 Expired
US6075938A Virtual machine monitors for scalable multiprocessors Physics 605 Expired
US4218582A Public key cryptographic apparatus and method Electricity 598 Expired
US5121256A Lithography system employing a solid immersion lens Physics 588 Expired
US5807715A Methods and transformed mammalian lymphocyte cells for producing functional antigen-binding protein including chimeric immunoglobulin Chemistry; Metallurgy 564 Expired
US4309569A Method of providing digital signatures Electricity 563 Expired
US6167296A Method for volumetric image navigation Human Necessities 508 Expired
US6782287B2 Method and apparatus for tracking a medical instrument based on image registration Human Necessities 496 Expired
US7239908B1 Assessing the condition of a joint and devising treatment Human Necessities 489 Expired
US6858412B2 Direct multiplex characterization of genomic DNA Chemistry; Metallurgy 470 Expired
US5285474A Method for equalizing a multicarrier signal in a multicarrier communication system Electricity 436 Expired
US7595883B1 Biological analysis arrangement and approach therefor Performing Operations; Transporting 413 Expired
US7184814B2 Assessing the condition of a joint and assessing cartilage loss Physics 412 Expired
US6799066B2 Technique for manipulating medical images Physics 376 Expired
US6979290B2 Apparatus and methods for coronary sinus access Human Necessities 348 Expired
US6780178B2 Method and apparatus for plasma-mediated thermo-electrical ablation Electricity 339 Expired
US5459610A Deformable grating apparatus for modulating a light beam and including means for obviating stiction between grating elements and underlying substrate Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 337 Expired
US4913929A Thermal/microwave remote plasma multiprocessing reactor and method of use Electricity 334 Expired
US7888017B2 Non-invasive fetal genetic screening by digital analysis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 327 Active
US6232706A Self-oriented bundles of carbon nanotubes and method of making same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 325 Expired

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