Inventor · Lively, VA, US

Mark E. Williams

73Patents
16h-index
69Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 22, 1987 → Nov 10, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5631618A Magnetic arrays Electricity 170 Expired
US5699621A Positioner with long travel in two dimensions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 89 Expired
US5570750A Rotary drill bit with improved shirttail and seal protection Fixed Constructions 72 Expired
US5201376A Rock bit with improved gage insert Fixed Constructions 57 Expired
US7838263B2 Methods of identifying a plant with an Nsf1 locus Chemistry; Metallurgy 46 Active
US8007450B2 Systems, devices, and methods for interpreting movement Human Necessities 42 Expired
US5513711A Sealed and lubricated rotary cone drill bit having improved seal protection Fixed Constructions 39 Expired
US5429921A Assays for agonists and antagonists of recombinant human calcium channels Chemistry; Metallurgy 36 Expired
US6008437A Use of anthocyanin genes to maintain male sterile plants Chemistry; Metallurgy 36 Expired
US5750867A Maintenance of male-sterile plants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US5880331A Use of anthocyanin genes to maintain male sterile plants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Expired
US6353271B1 Extreme-UV scanning wafer and reticle stages Physics 33 Expired
US5977433A Maintenance of male-sterile plants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 29 Expired
US8535247B2 Systems, devices and methods for interpreting movement Human Necessities 28 Active
US5407820A Calcium channel .alpha.-2 subunit DNAs and cells expressing them Physics 19 Expired
US6759575B2 Barstar gene Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US5618720A Cells expressing calcium channel .alpha.2 subunit-encoding DNA, optionally with a reporter gene for screening assays Chemistry; Metallurgy 16 Expired
US5846757A Human calcium channel .alpha..sub.1, .alpha..sub.2, and .beta. subunits and assays using them Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US4945779A Ball screw rotary actuator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US5740871A Flow diverter ring for a rotary drill bit and method Fixed Constructions 12 Expired
US7705200B2 Polynucleotide encoding a maize herbicide resistance gene and methods for use Chemistry; Metallurgy 12 Active
US5686241A Probes and assays for calcium channel .alpha..sub.2 subunit-encoding nucleic acids Physics 12 Expired
US5792846A Human calcium channel compositions and methods Physics 12 Expired
US5755576A Device and method for testing dexterity Human Necessities 11 Expired
US5851824A Human calcium channel .alpha.-1C/.alpha.-1D, .alpha.-2, .beta.-1, and .gamma.subunits and cells expressing the DNA Chemistry; Metallurgy 9 Expired

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