Inventor · Oakland, CA, US

Edward L. Sheldon

28Patents
18h-index
41Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 18, 1984 → Feb 5, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5837832A Arrays of nucleic acid probes on biological chips Chemistry; Metallurgy 698 Expired
US5412087A Spatially-addressable immobilization of oligonucleotides and other biological polymers on surfaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 444 Expired
US6309823A Arrays of nucleic acid probes for analyzing biotransformation genes and methods of using the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 218 Expired
US6468744B1 Analysis of genetic polymorphisms and gene copy number Chemistry; Metallurgy 204 Expired
US4582789A Process for labeling nucleic acids using psoralen derivatives Chemistry; Metallurgy 176 Expired
US6071394A Channel-less separation of bioparticles on a bioelectronic chip by dielectrophoresis Performing Operations; Transporting 164 Expired
US6027880A Arrays of nucleic acid probes and methods of using the same for detecting cystic fibrosis Chemistry; Metallurgy 115 Expired
US6280590A Channel-less separation of bioparticles on a bioelectronic chip by dielectrophoresis Performing Operations; Transporting 91 Expired
US6686150B1 Amplification of nucleic acids with electronic detection Physics 77 Expired
US6638482B1 Reconfigurable detection and analysis apparatus and method Electricity 71 Expired
US6129828A Apparatus and methods for active biological sample preparation Performing Operations; Transporting 69 Expired
US4617261A Process for labeling nucleic acids and hybridization probes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US4822731A Process for labeling single-stranded nucleic acids and hybridizaiton probes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US5011770A DNA detection method Chemistry; Metallurgy 43 Expired
US6319472A System including functionally separated regions in electrophoretic system Electricity 41 Expired
US6287517A Laminated assembly for active bioelectronic devices Electricity 33 Expired
US6989086B2 Channel-less separation of bioparticles on a bioelectronic chip by dielectrophoresis Performing Operations; Transporting 28 Expired
US6309602A Stacked, reconfigurable system for electrophoretic transport of charged materials Electricity 27 Expired
US6375899B1 Electrophoretic buss for transport of charged materials in a multi-chamber system Electricity 16 Expired
US6824740B1 Apparatus for active biological sample preparation Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US4963658A DNA detection method Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US7115364B1 Arrays of nucleic acid probes on biological chips Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US5888728A Hapten derivatized capture membrane and diagnostic assays using such membrane Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US7846659B2 Arrays of nucleic acid probes for analyzing biotransformation genes Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Active
US7857957B2 Integrated portable biological detection system Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active

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