Daniel Branton
44Patents
20h-index
34Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Mar 17, 1995 → Feb 28, 2025
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.