Inventor · Lexington, MA, US

Daniel Branton

44Patents
20h-index
34Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 17, 1995 → Feb 28, 2025

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5795782A Characterization of individual polymer molecules based on monomer-interface interactions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 427 Expired
US6015714A Characterization of individual polymer molecules based on monomer-interface interactions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 369 Expired
US6627067B1 Molecular and atomic scale evaluation of biopolymers Electricity 340 Expired
US6362002B1 Characterization of individual polymer molecules based on monomer-interface interactions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 247 Expired
US7468271B2 Molecular characterization with carbon nanotube control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 208 Active
US7189503B2 Characterization of individual polymer molecules based on monomer-interface interactions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 205 Expired
US7238485B2 Methods and apparatus for characterizing polynucleotides Performing Operations; Transporting 174 Expired
US6673615B2 Characterization of individual polymer molecules based on monomer-interface interactions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 152 Expired
US6746594B2 Miniature support for thin films containing single channels or nanopores and methods for using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 135 Expired
US6267872A Miniature support for thin films containing single channels or nanopores and methods for using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 120 Expired
US7947454B2 Methods and apparatus for characterizing polynucleotides Performing Operations; Transporting 116 Active
US6464842B1 Control of solid state dimensional features Physics 110 Expired
US7258838B2 Solid state molecular probe device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Expired
US7625706B2 Methods and apparatus for characterizing polynucleotides Performing Operations; Transporting 65 Active
US7582490B2 Controlled fabrication of gaps in electrically conducting structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US6783643B2 Control of solid state dimensional features Electricity 41 Expired
US8273532B2 Capture, recapture, and trapping of molecules with a nanopore Physics 25 Active
US8828211B2 Nanopore device with graphene supported artificial lipid membrane Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Active
US7803607B2 Molecular characterization with carbon nanotube control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US8206568B2 Material deposition techniques for control of solid state aperture surface properties Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Active
US7435353B2 Patterning by energetically-stimulated local removal of solid-condensed-gas layers and solid state chemical reactions produced with such layers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 13 Expired
US8092697B2 Molecular characterization with carbon nanotube control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US8470408B2 Carbon nanotube synthesis for nanopore devices Physics 7 Active
US7524431B2 Lift-off patterning processing employing energetically-stimulated local removal of solid-condensed-gas layers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8986528B2 Characterization of individual polymer molecules based on monomer-interface interactions Physics 5 Active

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