Donald E. Ackley
75Patents
30h-index
35Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Jul 22, 1980 → Sep 9, 2016
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6743211B1 | Devices and methods for enhanced microneedle penetration of biological barriers | Performing Operations; Transporting | 947 | Expired |
| US6068818A | Multicomponent devices for molecular biological analysis and diagnostics | Electricity | 177 | Expired |
| US5671303A | Molecular detection apparatus and method using optical waveguide detection | Physics | 150 | Expired |
| US5170448A | Optical waveguide apparatus and method for partially collecting light | Physics | 128 | Expired |
| US5498883A | Superluminescent edge emitting device with apparent vertical light emission and method of making | Electricity | 127 | Expired |
| US7027478B2 | Microneedle array systems | Physics | 114 | Expired |
| US6099803A | Advanced active electronic devices for molecular biological analysis and diagnostics | Electricity | 105 | Expired |
| US5293392A | Top emitting VCSEL with etch stop layer | Electricity | 83 | Expired |
| US5317587A | VCSEL with separate control of current distribution and optical mode | Electricity | 80 | Expired |
| US6638482B1 | Reconfigurable detection and analysis apparatus and method | Electricity | 71 | Expired |
| US5489988A | Environmental sensor and method therefor | Physics | 69 | Expired |
| US5125054A | Laminated polymer optical waveguide interface and method of making same | Physics | 64 | Expired |
| US6225059A | Advanced active electronic devices including collection electrodes for molecular biological analysis and diagnostics | Electricity | 57 | Expired |
| US5728532A | Electrode configuration for matrix addressing of a molecular detection device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 55 | Expired |
| US5258316A | Patterened mirror vertical cavity surface emitting laser | Electricity | 55 | Expired |
| US5331658A | Vertical cavity surface emitting laser and sensor | Electricity | 53 | Expired |
| US5827482A | Transistor-based apparatus and method for molecular detection and field enhancement | Physics | 52 | Expired |
| US5256596A | Top emitting VCSEL with implant | Electricity | 50 | Expired |
| US6057167A | Magnetoresistance-based method and apparatus for molecular detection | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 47 | Expired |
| US5627931A | Optoelectronic transducer | Electricity | 45 | Expired |
| US5164949A | Vertical cavity surface emitting laser with lateral injection | Electricity | 44 | Expired |
| US6319472A | System including functionally separated regions in electrophoretic system | Electricity | 41 | Expired |
| US6331274A | Advanced active circuits and devices for molecular biological analysis and diagnostics | Electricity | 40 | Expired |
| US5731152A | Methods and systems for biological reagent placement | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 40 | Expired |
| US5216686A | Integrated HBT and VCSEL structure and method of fabrication | Electricity | 37 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.