Inventor · Natick, MA, US

Kenneth Pierce

16Patents
5h-index
12Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: May 20, 1983 → Aug 10, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7198897B2 Late-PCR Chemistry; Metallurgy 76 Expired
US4572340A Safety lock vehicle transmission Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Expired
US7632642B2 Primers, probes and methods for nucleic acid amplification Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Expired
US7972786B2 Detection and analysis of influenza virus Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Active
US7517977B2 Reagents and methods for improving reproducibility and reducing mispriming in PCR amplification Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US8367325B2 Late-PCR Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US10301688B2 Reagents for improving PCR accuracy Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US9493835B2 Single probe, multiple temperature, nucleic acid detection methods, kits, and compositions Chemistry; Metallurgy 1 Active
US10738347B2 Multiplex target detection assay Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US11162146B2 Reagents for improving PCR accuracy Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US9745624B2 Methods for sequential DNA amplification and sequencing Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US9376723B2 Staphylococcus detection assays Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US9476092B2 Late-PCR Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US9850529B2 Compositions and methods for nucleic acid based diagnostic assays for variable sequence targets Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US11674171B2 Multiplex target detection assay Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US10240178B2 Mispriming prevention reagents Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active

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