Inventor · Berkeley, CA, US

John E. Hearst

22Patents
17h-index
20Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 20, 1976 → Aug 11, 2006

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4124598A Psoralens Chemistry; Metallurgy 101 Expired
US4196281A Psoralens Chemistry; Metallurgy 92 Expired
US5184020A Device and method for photoactivation Performing Operations; Transporting 88 Expired
US5622821A Luminescent lanthanide chelates and methods of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 86 Expired
US6258319A Device and method for photoactivation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 81 Expired
US4169204A Psoralens Chemistry; Metallurgy 79 Expired
US6281225A Inhibiting proliferation of arterial smooth muscle cells Human Necessities 65 Expired
US5284940A Preparation for nucleic acid samples Chemistry; Metallurgy 36 Expired
US5639615A Luminescent lanthanide chelates and methods of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US5683661A Device and method for photoactivation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US5503721A Method for photoactivation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US5656433A Luminescent lanthanide chelates and methods of use Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US4398031A Coumarin derivatives and method for synthesizing 5'-methyl psoralens therefrom Chemistry; Metallurgy 24 Expired
US5854967A Device and method for photoactivation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6461567B1 Device and method for photoactivation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US5221608A Methods for rendering amplified nucleic acid subsequently unamplifiable Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US7833775B2 Modified free-living microbes, vaccine compositions and methods of use thereof Human Necessities 17 Expired
US6680025B2 Device and method for photoactivation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5637759A Metal-ligating amino acid derivatives for MRI and for peptide synthesis Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US7695725B2 Modified free-living microbes, vaccine compositions and methods of use thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US5532145A Methods for treatment of enzyme preparations Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 11 Expired
US7927606B2 Modified free-living microbes, vaccine compositions and methods of use thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active

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