John W. Backus
14Patents
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24Co-inventors
62Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 22, 1994 → Feb 21, 2012
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5582988A | Methods for capture and selective release of nucleic acids using weakly basic polymer and amplification of same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 122 | Expired |
| US6001558A | Amplification and detection of HIV-1 and/or HIV 2 | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 42 | Expired |
| US5705366A | Coamplification of target nucleic acids using volume exclusion agent in reaction composition, test kit and test device useful therefor | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 42 | Expired |
| US5622822A | Methods for capture and selective release of nucleic acids using polyethyleneimine and an anionic phosphate ester surfactant and amplification of same | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 18 | Expired |
| US6300075A | Enhancement of the specificity of nucleic acid amplification by carrier nucleic acid | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 11 | Expired |
| US7267950B2 | Rapid extraction of RNA from cells and tissues | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 4 | Expired |
| US6280930A | Amplifying and detecting target nucleic acids using a post amplification incubation step | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 4 | Expired |
| US5674717A | Rapid method for preferential coamplification of two different nucleic acid sequences using polymerase chain reaction | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2 | Expired |
| US6126839A | Use of an alcohol-salt buffer wash for the efficient recovery of mycobacteria and mycobacterial DNA from respiratory sediment | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 1 | Expired |
| US5559013A | Method of amplification using intermediate renaturation step | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 1 | Expired |
| US6699986B2 | Electrophoretic separation of nucleic acids from proteins at low ph | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 0 | Expired |
| US6475729B1 | Nucleic acid amplification and detection methods using rapid polymerase chain reaction cycle | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 0 | Expired |
| US8940492B2 | Calibrator/control for simultaneous assay of proteins capable of complexing with one another | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
| US8148157B2 | Reference, calibrator, or control composition of PIGF-1 and sFlt-1 | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.