Inventor · Seattle, WA, US

Leroy Hood

44Patents
18h-index
66Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 26, 1979 → Jun 2, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5494810A Thermostable ligase-mediated DNA amplifications system for the detection of genetic disease Chemistry; Metallurgy 884 Expired
US4988617A Method of detecting a nucleotide change in nucleic acids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 713 Expired
US5171534A Automated DNA sequencing technique Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 331 Expired
US5830711A Thermostable ligase mediated DNA amplification system for the detection of genetic diseases Chemistry; Metallurgy 325 Expired
US5821058A Automated DNA sequencing technique Physics 170 Expired
US8586006B2 Organ-specific proteins and methods of their use Physics 144 Active
US6054564A Thermostable ligase mediated DNA amplification system for the detection of genetic diseases Chemistry; Metallurgy 111 Expired
US8603752B2 Methods for identifying and monitoring drug side effects Physics 59 Active
US4886743A Diagnostic reagents based on unique sequences within the variable region of the T cell receptor and uses thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 57 Expired
US6395524B2 Thermostable polymerases having altered fidelity and method of identifying and using same Chemistry; Metallurgy 56 Expired
US4704256A Apparatus for the sequential performance of chemical processes Physics 48 Expired
US7567870B1 Multiparameter analysis for predictive medicine Physics 38 Expired
US6136952A Human jagged polypeptide, encoding nucleic acids and methods of use Human Necessities 38 Expired
US4603114A Method for the sequential performance of chemical processes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US4252769A Apparatus for the performance of chemical processes Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US7300755B1 Methods for haplotyping genomic DNA Chemistry; Metallurgy 23 Expired
US9234895B2 Methods for identifying and using organ-specific proteins in blood Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US7883858B2 Methods for identifying and monitoring drug side effects Physics 19 Active
US6200748A Tagged extendable primers and extension products Physics 17 Expired
US4610847A Conversion flask for sequential performance apparatus Physics 13 Expired
US8036834B2 Multiparameter analysis for predictive medicine Physics 7 Active
US6160095A Proteins capable of regulating NF-.kappa.B, JNK and apoptosis pathways and methods of using the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US9002652B1 Methods for identifying and using organ-specific proteins in blood Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US6207458A Proteins capable of regulating NF-.kappa.B JNK and apoptosis pathways and methods of using the same Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired
US7312059B2 Thermostable polymerases having altered fidelity and methods of identifying and using same Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Expired

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