George M. Whitesides
191Patents
46h-index
276Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Apr 15, 1974 → Feb 25, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.