UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
608Patents
540Active
608Granted
61Portfolio score
Filing activity: Mar 31, 1975 → Jan 10, 2024 · 69 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7030146B2 | Methods for treating diabetic neuropathy | Physics | 245 | Expired |
| US8814996B2 | Methods and sensors for the detection of active carbon filters degradation with EMIS-ECIS PWAS | Performing Operations; Transporting | 236 | Active |
| US9103864B2 | Non-intrusive cable fault detection and methods | Physics | 218 | Active |
| US6529276B1 | Optical computational system | Physics | 143 | Expired |
| US6198531A | Optical computational system | Physics | 139 | Expired |
| US4807024A | Three-dimensional display methods and apparatus | Electricity | 111 | Expired |
| US7083730B2 | Production of purified water and high value chemicals from salt water | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 79 | Expired |
| US6808561B2 | Biocompatible cement containing reactive calcium phosphate nanoparticles and methods for making and using such cement | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 77 | Expired |
| US7459088B2 | Water desalination process and apparatus | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 65 | Active |
| US7834999B2 | Optical analysis system and optical train | Physics | 65 | Active |
| US6320200A | Sub-nanoscale electronic devices and processes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 53 | Expired |
| US6430511B1 | Molecular computer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 50 | Expired |
| US5626128A | Endotracheal tube fixation device and method of using the same | Human Necessities | 47 | Expired |
| US6259277A | Use of molecular electrostatic potential to process electronic signals | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 45 | Expired |
| US9606245B1 | Autonomous gamma, X-ray, and particle detector | Physics | 42 | Active |
| US5057227A | Method for in-situ removal of hydrocarbon contaminants from groundwater | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 39 | Expired |
| US7024315B2 | In-situ structural health monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics system utilizing thin piezoelectric sensors | Physics | 39 | Expired |
| US7338517B2 | Tissue scaffold having aligned fibrils and artificial tissue comprising the same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 38 | Expired |
| US6996480B2 | Structural health monitoring system utilizing guided lamb waves embedded ultrasonic structural radar | Physics | 35 | Expired |
| US6186956A | Method and system for continuously monitoring cardiac output | Human Necessities | 35 | Expired |
| US8476125B2 | Fabrication technique for high frequency, high power group III nitride electronic devices | Electricity | 32 | Active |
| US4364990A | Construction material for stringed musical instruments | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 31 | Expired |
| US7081161B2 | Biocompatible cement containing reactive calcium phosphate nanoparticles and methods for making and using cement | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 30 | Expired |
| US4783751A | Analysis of pore complexes | Physics | 29 | Expired |
| US5169929A | Lithium/HMPA-promoted synthesis of poly(phenylenes) | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 27 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.