John Robert Edwards
72Patents
29h-index
41Co-inventors
88Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 17, 1976 → Nov 26, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6664079B2 | Massive parallel method for decoding DNA and RNA | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 362 | Expired |
| US7345159B2 | Massive parallel method for decoding DNA and RNA | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 153 | Expired |
| US7713698B2 | Massive parallel method for decoding DNA and RNA | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 141 | Active |
| US5406760A | Modular office furniture partition | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 132 | Expired |
| US7635578B2 | Massive parallel method for decoding DNA and RNA | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 127 | Active |
| US7790869B2 | Massive parallel method for decoding DNA and RNA | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 105 | Active |
| US8088575B2 | Massive parallel method for decoding DNA and RNA | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 100 | Active |
| US6061206A | Head stack assembly for a disk drive having a unitary molded plastic E-block | Physics | 72 | Expired |
| US5270887A | Compact disk drive head disk assembly with conformable tape seal | Physics | 70 | Expired |
| US5913787A | Communications conduit connector mounting device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 69 | Expired |
| US5455728A | Disk drive employing compact magnetic actuator latch mechanism | Physics | 61 | Expired |
| US8300352B1 | Disk drive having mounting inserts with cantilevered beams | Physics | 60 | Active |
| US5654840A | Hard disk drive which uses the back EMF of the actuator to detect shocks | Physics | 59 | Expired |
| US9133511B2 | Massive parallel method for decoding DNA and RNA | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 55 | Active |
| US6158180A | Mounting device for communications conduit connector | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 53 | Expired |
| US7957102B1 | Disk drive including an actuator latch with a torsionally compliant pusher portion | Physics | 51 | Active |
| US8203806B2 | Disk drive having a head loading/unloading ramp that includes a torsionally-compliant member | Physics | 50 | Active |
| US5751514A | Intelligent disk drive having spring contacts on a board assembly for connecting to exterior-facing electrical contacts coupled to a spindle motor | Physics | 48 | Expired |
| US5813178A | Modular office furniture partition | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 44 | Expired |
| US9708358B2 | Massive parallel method for decoding DNA and RNA | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 43 | Active |
| US5666242A | Disk drive having elastomeric interface in pivot bearing assembly | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 43 | Expired |
| US5457370A | Motion control system for cinematography | Physics | 41 | Expired |
| US9719139B2 | Massive parallel method for decoding DNA and RNA | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 37 | Active |
| US9718852B2 | Massive parallel method for decoding DNA and RNA | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 37 | Active |
| US9725480B2 | Massive parallel method for decoding DNA and RNA | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 37 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.