Inventor · Del Mar, CA, US

Floyd D. Rose

46Patents
23h-index
6Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 3, 1977 → Sep 24, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5763594A 3' protected nucleotides for enzyme catalyzed template-independent creation of phosphodiester bonds Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 232 Expired
US5872244A 3' protected nucleotides for enzyme catalyzed template-independent creation of phosphodiester bonds Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 206 Expired
US5808045A Compositions for enzyme catalyzed template-independent creation of phosphodiester bonds using protected nucleotides Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 197 Expired
US6232465A Compositions for enzyme catalyzed template-independent creation of phosphodiester bonds using protected nucleotides Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 191 Expired
US6214987A Compositions for enzyme catalyzed template-independent formation of phosphodiester bonds using protected nucleotides Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 164 Expired
US4171661A Guitar tremolo method and apparatus Physics 129 Expired
US6136568A De novo polynucleotide synthesis using rolling templates Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 94 Expired
US4497236A Apparatus for restraining and fine tuning the strings of a musical instrument, particularly guitars Physics 88 Expired
US4882967A Tremolo apparatus having broken string compensation feature Physics 66 Expired
US5233123A Musical instruments equipped with sustainers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 63 Expired
US4555970A Tremolo apparatus capable of increasing tension on the strings of a musical instrument Physics 49 Expired
US4967631A Tremolo and tuning apparatus Physics 44 Expired
US5990300A Enzyme catalyzed template-independent creation of phosphodiester bonds using protected nucleotides Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US4907483A Musical instrument sustainers and transducers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US5589653A Tuning systems for stringed instruments Physics 35 Expired
US4549461A Apparatus for restraining and fine tuning the strings of a musical instrument, particularly guitars Physics 34 Expired
US6046393A Stringed instrument having a replaceable head stock Physics 34 Expired
US6194645A Stringed instrument having a hidden tremolo Physics 32 Expired
US4998960A Music synthesizer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US6198030A Stringed instrument having improved neck Physics 30 Expired
US6137039A Stringed instrument having slidable saddles Physics 26 Expired
US5717150A Tuning systems for stringed instruments Physics 25 Expired
US5123324A Musical instrument sustainers and transducers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US5696335A Tuning systems for stringed instruments Physics 23 Expired
USD420694S Guitar General 22 Expired

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