Inventor · Los Altos, CA, US

Donald E. Ward

14Patents
4h-index
20Co-inventors
60Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 6, 1976 → Jul 12, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7413887B2 Trichoderma reesei glucoamylase and homologs thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US4077411A Keratoplasty device Human Necessities 18 Expired
US7413879B2 Trichoderma reesei glucoamylase and homologs thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Active
US7494685B2 Trichoderma reesei glucoamylase and homologs thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US8206966B2 Alpha-amylase variants with altered properties Textiles; Paper 4 Active
US8574880B2 Method for preparing a biocomposite comprising one or more enzymes Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Active
US7638073B2 Photochromic material comprising a proteorhodopsin apoprotein and a retinal analog Chemistry; Metallurgy 2 Expired
US7723079B2 Trichoderma reesei glucoamylase and homologs thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US7919299B2 Trichoderma reesei glucoamylase and homologs thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US7642077B2 Biocomposite comprising co-precipitate of enzyme, silicate and polyamine Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Expired
US7982000B2 Composition comprising various proteorhodopsins and/or bacteriorhodopsins and use thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8372953B2 Composition comprising various proteorhodopsins and/or bacteriorhodopsins and use thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8349601B2 Trichoderma reesei glucoamylase and homologs thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US7906303B2 Use of Rhizopus amylases in granular starch hydrolysis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

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