Patent assignee · GB · UNIVERSITY

The University of Nottingham

104Patents
70Active
104Granted
55Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jul 7, 1980 → Sep 17, 2021 · 21 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5922357A Polymer microspheres and a method of production thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 89 Expired
US6414050B1 Biofunctional polymers prepared in supercritical fluid Performing Operations; Transporting 67 Expired
US6158237A Rotatable heat transfer apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 67 Expired
US5863360A Surface treatment of shape memory alloys Chemistry; Metallurgy 63 Expired
US6855329B1 Surface coating spatially controlled patterns Human Necessities 61 Expired
US5318136A Drilling process and apparatus Physics 51 Expired
US6670407B2 Biofunctional polymers prepared in supercritical fluid Performing Operations; Transporting 45 Expired
US7470427B2 Systemic non-nodular endosymbiotic nitrogen fixation in plants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US5593827A Autoinducer Chemistry; Metallurgy 33 Expired
US8906495B2 Polymer-carbon nanotube composites Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Active
US6706480B1 Genetic screening Chemistry; Metallurgy 25 Expired
US4333851A Olefin polymerization catalyst, process and polyolefin product Chemistry; Metallurgy 25 Expired
US8137665B2 Systemic non-nodular endosymbiotic nitrogen fixation in plants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Active
US8768424B2 Photoplethysmography Human Necessities 23 Active
US6143784A Reducing muscle fatigue Human Necessities 21 Expired
US7785617B2 Porous matrix comprising cross-linked particles Human Necessities 21 Expired
US7566436B2 Counter current mixing reactor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5776974A Immunosuppressant compounds Human Necessities 20 Expired
US7205117B1 Cancer detection method and reagents Physics 18 Expired
US6592844B2 Preparation of protein microspheres, films and coatings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US5968900A Increasing creatine and glycogen concentration in muscle Human Necessities 13 Expired
US10736991B2 Non-gelling soluble extracellular matrix with biological activity Human Necessities 13 Active
US9861662B2 Bone-derived extra cellular matrix gel Chemistry; Metallurgy 11 Active
US7646200B2 DNP apparatus Physics 11 Active
US6110602A Method of making a three-dimensional object Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired

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