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Washington Research Foundation

101Patents
0Active
101Granted
43Portfolio score

Filing activity: Dec 15, 1975 → Jun 17, 2004

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5208491A Field programmable gate array Electricity 427 Expired
US4582067A Method for endoscopic blood flow detection by the use of ultrasonic energy Human Necessities 272 Expired
US4656083A Plasma gas discharge treatment for improving the biocompatibility of biomaterials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 235 Expired
US4802487A Endoscopically deliverable ultrasound imaging system Human Necessities 198 Expired
US5919651A Expression of polypeptides in yeast Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 112 Expired
US6035229A Method and apparatus for detecting Barrett's metaplasia of the esophagus Human Necessities 92 Expired
US4770184A Ultrasonic doppler diagnostic system using pattern recognition Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 83 Expired
US5854018A Expression of polypeptides in yeast Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 75 Expired
US4777153A Process for the production of porous ceramics using decomposable polymeric microspheres and the resultant product Chemistry; Metallurgy 74 Expired
US5034265A Plasma gas discharge treatment for improving the compatibility of biomaterials Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Expired
US4702770A Multipurpose boron carbide-aluminum composite and its manufacture via the control of the microstructure Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Expired
US4608979A Apparatus for the noninvasive shock fragmentation of renal calculi Human Necessities 61 Expired
US4689052A Virtual impactor Performing Operations; Transporting 57 Expired
US5320970A Detection of collagen degradation in vivo Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US5618676A Expression of polypeptides in yeast Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 55 Expired
US5856123A Expression of polypeptides in yeast Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Expired
US5140103A Peptide fragments containing HP and LP cross-links Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US5300434A Hybridoma cell line producing an antibody to type-I collagen amino-terminal telopeptide Physics 46 Expired
US4973666A Peptide fragments containing HP and LP cross-links Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US5695491A Endoscopic accessory and containment system Human Necessities 42 Expired
US6190412A Trap-coated bone grafts and prostheses Human Necessities 40 Expired
US4814691A Fringe field capacitive sensor for measuring profile of a surface Physics 38 Expired
US5151900A Chaos router system Physics 38 Expired
US5532169A Methods of detecting collagen degradation in vivo Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US4935700A Fringe field capacitive sensor for measuring the size of an opening Physics 36 Expired

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