Inventor · Newton, MA, US

George M. Whitesides

191Patents
46h-index
276Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 15, 1974 → Feb 25, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5512131A Formation of microstamped patterns on surfaces and derivative articles Physics 1,037 Expired
US6355198B1 Method of forming articles including waveguides via capillary micromolding and microtransfer molding Electricity 502 Expired
US7708949B2 Method and apparatus for fluid dispersion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 388 Active
US5620850A Molecular recognition at surfaces derivatized with self-assembled monolayers Physics 329 Expired
US5776748A Method of formation of microstamped patterns on plates for adhesion of cells and other biological materials, devices and uses therefor Chemistry; Metallurgy 298 Expired
US6180239A Microcontact printing on surfaces and derivative articles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 267 Expired
US6645432B1 Microfluidic systems including three-dimensionally arrayed channel networks Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 245 Expired
US5900160A Methods of etching articles via microcontact printing Physics 242 Expired
US8337778B2 Method and apparatus for fluid dispersion Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 228 Active
US6776094B1 Kit For Microcontact Printing Physics 210 Expired
US6518168B1 Self-assembled monolayer directed patterning of surfaces Electricity 199 Expired
US5951881A Fabrication of small-scale cylindrical articles Physics 182 Expired
US5238808A Luminescent metal chelate labels and means for detection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 147 Expired
US5310687A Luminescent metal chelate labels and means for detection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 134 Expired
US5731147A Luminescent metal chelate labels and means for detection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 133 Expired
US6767194B2 Valves and pumps for microfluidic systems and method for making microfluidic systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 132 Expired
US5496545A Phosphate-binding polymers for oral administration Human Necessities 129 Expired
US5667775A Phosphate-binding polymers for oral administration Human Necessities 123 Expired
US6507989B1 Self-assembly of mesoscale objects Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 120 Expired
US7736890B2 Assay device and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 114 Expired
US7057832B2 Microlens for projection lithography and method of preparation thereof Physics 103 Expired
US5221605A Luminescent metal chelate labels and means for detection Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 99 Expired
US7267938B2 Patterning of surfaces utilizing microfluidic stamps including three-dimensionally arrayed channel networks Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 93 Expired
US6719868B1 Methods for fabricating microfluidic structures Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 88 Expired
US6705357B2 Method and apparatus for gradient generation Physics 83 Expired

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