The Trustees of Boston College
111Patents
87Active
111Granted
57Portfolio score
Filing activity: Oct 9, 1991 → Feb 28, 2023 · 23 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6958216B2 | DNA-bridged carbon nanotube arrays | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 174 | Expired |
| US6921735B2 | Recyclable metathesis catalysts | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 81 | Expired |
| US7157068B2 | Varied morphology carbon nanotubes and method for their manufacture | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 74 | Expired |
| US7147966B2 | Coated carbon nanotube array electrodes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 57 | Expired |
| US7442284B2 | Coated carbon nanotube array electrodes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 55 | Active |
| US7649665B2 | Apparatus and methods for optical switching using nanoscale optics | Physics | 47 | Active |
| US7589880B2 | Apparatus and methods for manipulating light using nanoscale cometal structures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Active |
| US7465871B2 | Nanocomposites with high thermoelectric figures of merit | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Expired |
| US6887365B2 | Nanotube cantilever probes for nanoscale magnetic microscopy | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US7754964B2 | Apparatus and methods for solar energy conversion using nanocoax structures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Active |
| US7452452B2 | Carbon nanotube nanoelectrode arrays | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Active |
| US7943847B2 | Apparatus and methods for solar energy conversion using nanoscale cometal structures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Active |
| US7294417B2 | Metal oxide nanostructures with hierarchical morphology | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 20 | Expired |
| US6911260B2 | Reinforced carbon nanotubes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 20 | Expired |
| US9079173B2 | Highly Z-selective olefins metathesis | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 20 | Active |
| US8598400B2 | Efficient methods for Z- or cis-selective cross-metathesis | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 19 | Active |
| US7741033B2 | Electrocatalytic nucleic acid hybridization detection | Physics | 18 | Active |
| US7634162B2 | Apparatus and methods for nanolithography using nanoscale optics | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Active |
| US9073801B2 | Z-selective ring-closing metathesis reactions | Performing Operations; Transporting | 17 | Active |
| US8362311B2 | Highly Z-selective olefins metathesis | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 17 | Active |
| US8222469B2 | Catalysts and processes for the formation of terminal olefins by ethenolysis | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 16 | Active |
| US7361470B2 | Electrocatalytic nucleic acid hybridization detection | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 15 | Expired |
| US7255846B2 | Methods for synthesis of semiconductor nanocrystals and thermoelectric compositions | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 14 | Expired |
| US8546500B2 | Complexes for use in metathesis reactions | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 14 | Active |
| US9133245B2 | Cyclic lactadherin peptide mimetics and their uses | Physics | 14 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.