Inventor · Wake Forest, NC, US

Jones M. Hyman

41Patents
14h-index
21Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 28, 1990 → May 27, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6153400A Device and method for microbial antibiotic susceptibility testing Chemistry; Metallurgy 65 Expired
US5350697A Scattered light detection apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Expired
US6251624A Apparatus and method for detecting, quantifying and characterizing microorganisms Physics 50 Expired
US8652800B2 Method for separation, characterization and/or identification of microorganisms using spectroscopy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Active
US8841118B2 Combined detection instrument for culture specimen containers and instrument for identification and/or characterization of a microbial agent in a sample Physics 41 Active
US6596532B1 Device for isolation and surface culture of microorganisms from bulk fluids Chemistry; Metallurgy 35 Expired
US6416969B2 Susceptibility plates for microbial antibiotic susceptibility testing Physics 24 Expired
US6777226B2 Sensor device for detecting microorganisms, and method therefor Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US5976827A Sensor device for detecting microorganisms and method therefor Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US8647835B2 Methods for separation, characterization and/or identification of microorganisms using spectroscopy Physics 19 Active
US8911987B2 System for rapid identification and/or characterization of a microbial agent in a sample Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US8609364B2 Methods for antimicrobial resistance determination Physics 16 Active
US7183073B2 Method for detecting microorganisms Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US8748122B2 Methods for the characterization of microorganisms on solid or semi-solid media Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Active
US6197577A Sensor device for detecting microorganisms, and method therefor Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US9128058B2 Method for separation and characterization of microorganisms using identifier agents Physics 14 Active
US5912115A Evacuated sensor device for detecting microorganisms in blood samples, and method thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 13 Expired
US9175329B2 Methods for antimicrobial resistance determination Physics 10 Active
US7387883B2 Methods for detecting bacterial pathogens Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US8709748B2 Method for detection and characterization of a microorganism in a sample using time-dependent intrinsic fluorescence measurements Physics 5 Active
US7429464B2 Methods for detecting bacterial pathogens Physics 4 Expired
US9790534B2 Methods for separation, characterization and/or identification of microorganisms using spectroscopy Electricity 3 Active
US8795983B2 Methods for the characterization of microorganisms on solid or semi-solid media Chemistry; Metallurgy 3 Active
US10059975B2 Methods for the isolation and identification of microorganisms Physics 3 Active
US10335785B2 Methods for the isolation, accumulation, characterization and/or identification of microorganisms using a filtration and sample transfer device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active

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