Inventor · Encinitas, CA, US

David J. Ecker

104Patents
35h-index
86Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 26, 1990 → Apr 13, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5457189A Antisense oligonucleotide inhibition of papillomavirus Chemistry; Metallurgy 194 Expired
US6221587A Identification of molecular interaction sites in RNA for novel drug discovery Chemistry; Metallurgy 191 Expired
US5166195A Antisense inhibitors of the human immunodeficiency virus phosphorothioate oligonucleotides Chemistry; Metallurgy 180 Expired
US7339051B2 Compositions and methods for the treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) Chemistry; Metallurgy 129 Expired
US6262241A Compound for detecting and modulating RNA activity and gene expression Chemistry; Metallurgy 113 Expired
US7255992B2 Methods for rapid detection and identification of bioagents for environmental and product testing Chemistry; Metallurgy 112 Expired
US6034233A 2'-O-alkylated oligoribonucleotides and phosphorothioate analogs complementary to portions of the HIV genome Chemistry; Metallurgy 108 Expired
US5248670A Antisense oligonucleotides for inhibiting herpesviruses Chemistry; Metallurgy 108 Expired
US5580767A Inhibition of influenza viruses by antisense oligonucleotides Chemistry; Metallurgy 105 Expired
US7108974B2 Method for rapid detection and identification of bioagents Chemistry; Metallurgy 104 Expired
US7226739B2 Methods for rapid detection and identification of bioagents in epidemiological and forensic investigations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 104 Expired
US5576208A Antisense oligonucleotide inhibition of the RAS gene Chemistry; Metallurgy 102 Expired
US5514577A Oligonucleotide therapies for modulating the effects of herpes viruses Chemistry; Metallurgy 91 Expired
US7217510B2 Methods for providing bacterial bioagent characterizing information Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 89 Expired
US9149473B2 Targeted whole genome amplification method for identification of pathogens Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 81 Active
US6747014B2 Compositions and methods for non-parenteral delivery of oligonucleotides Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 76 Expired
US7741036B2 Method for rapid detection and identification of bioagents Chemistry; Metallurgy 71 Expired
US7718354B2 Methods for rapid identification of pathogens in humans and animals Chemistry; Metallurgy 66 Expired
US7781162B2 Methods for rapid identification of pathogens in humans and animals Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Expired
US7666588B2 Methods for rapid forensic analysis of mitochondrial DNA and characterization of mitochondrial DNA heteroplasmy Physics 61 Expired
US5986053A Peptide nucleic acids complexes of two peptide nucleic acid strands and one nucleic acid strand Chemistry; Metallurgy 60 Expired
US5582986A Antisense oligonucleotide inhibition of the ras gene Chemistry; Metallurgy 54 Expired
US5523389A Inhibitors of human immunodeficiency virus Chemistry; Metallurgy 53 Expired
US5681944A Antisense oligonucleotides directed to papillomavirus Chemistry; Metallurgy 51 Expired
US8691785B2 Compositions and methods for non-parenteral delivery of oligonucleotides Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Active

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