Inventor · San Bruno, CA, US

Brian C. Cunningham

33Patents
26h-index
30Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 14, 1981 → May 22, 2002

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5834250A Method for identifying active domains and amino acid residues in polypeptides and hormone variants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 206 Expired
US5849535A Human growth hormone variants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 153 Expired
US5534617A Human growth hormone variants having greater affinity for human growth hormone receptor at site 1 Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 130 Expired
US5580723A Method for identifying active domains and amino acid residues in polypeptides and hormone variants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 119 Expired
US6057292A Method for inhibiting growth hormone action Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 101 Expired
US5700676A Modified subtilisins having amino acid alterations Chemistry; Metallurgy 99 Expired
US6013478A Method for identifying active domains and amino acid residues in polypeptides and hormone variants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 95 Expired
US6451561B1 Growth hormone variants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 82 Expired
US6428954B1 Method for identifying active domains and amino acid residues in polypeptides and hormone variants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 79 Expired
US5506107A Selecting ligand agonists and antagonists Physics 78 Expired
US6800740B1 Variants of native growth hormones having non naturally occurring amino acid sequences or covalent modifications Physics 58 Expired
US6022711A Human growth hormone variants having enhanced affinity for human growth hormone receptor at site 1 Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Expired
US5846932A Receptor specific atrial natriuretic peptides Human Necessities 52 Expired
US6143523A Human growth hormone variants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US5955340A Modified subtilisins having amino acid alterations Chemistry; Metallurgy 49 Expired
US6004931A Method for inhibiting growth hormone action Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US5665704A Receptor specific atrial natriuretic peptides Human Necessities 45 Expired
US5854026A Human growth hormone variant having enhanced affinity for human growth hormone receptor at site 1 Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Expired
US6057428A Variants of vascular endothelial cell growth factor Physics 39 Expired
US5763257A Modified subtilisins having amino acid alterations Chemistry; Metallurgy 35 Expired
US5801038A Modified subtilisins having amino acid alterations Chemistry; Metallurgy 32 Expired
US6136563A Human growth hormone variants comprising amino acid substitutions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US5972682A Enzymatically active modified subtilisins Chemistry; Metallurgy 28 Expired
US5955346A Variants of human prolactin and human placeatal lactogen Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US6525022B1 Receptor specific atrial natriuretic peptides Human Necessities 26 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.