Kary B. Mullis
30Patents
22h-index
22Co-inventors
85Inventor score
Filing activity: Dec 18, 1984 → Jul 6, 2012
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US4683202A | Process for amplifying nucleic acid sequences | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 5,794 | Expired |
| US4683195A | Process for amplifying, detecting, and/or-cloning nucleic acid sequences | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 5,246 | Expired |
| US4965188A | Process for amplifying, detecting, and/or cloning nucleic acid sequences using a thermostable enzyme | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 2,086 | Expired |
| US4800159A | Process for amplifying, detecting, and/or cloning nucleic acid sequences | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 1,800 | Expired |
| US5656493A | System for automated performance of the polymerase chain reaction | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 492 | Expired |
| US5333675A | Apparatus and method for performing automated amplification of nucleic acid sequences and assays using heating and cooling steps | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 281 | Expired |
| US4754065A | Precursor to nucleic acid probe | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 278 | Expired |
| US4582789A | Process for labeling nucleic acids using psoralen derivatives | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 176 | Expired |
| US5468613A | Process for detecting specific nucleotide variations and genetic polymorphisms present in nucleic acids | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 153 | Expired |
| US5176995A | Detection of viruses by amplification and hybridization | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 119 | Expired |
| US5028792A | System for the visualization of exposure to ultraviolet radiation | Physics | 105 | Expired |
| US5604099A | Process for detecting specific nucleotide variations and genetic polymorphisms present in nucleic acids | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 105 | Expired |
| US6040166A | Kits for amplifying and detecting nucleic acid sequences, including a probe | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 95 | Expired |
| US5187083A | Rapid purification of DNA | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 91 | Expired |
| US5234824A | Rapid purification of DNA | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 86 | Expired |
| US6197563A | Kits for amplifying and detecting nucleic acid sequences | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 77 | Expired |
| US7850975B2 | Chemically programmable immunity | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 52 | Active |
| US4617261A | Process for labeling nucleic acids and hybridization probes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 51 | Expired |
| US6514736B1 | Kits for amplifying and detecting nucleic acid sequences | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 49 | Expired |
| US8604184B2 | Chemically programmable immunity | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 47 | Active |
| US8591910B2 | Chemically programmable immunity | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 47 | Active |
| US5436115A | Systems for the visualization of exposure to ultraviolet radiation | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US4705886A | Precursor to nucleic acid probe | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 20 | Expired |
| US4751313A | Precursor to nucleic acid probe | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 14 | Expired |
| US5386022A | Primes and probes for the amplification and detection of aids associated nucleic acids | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 14 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.