Inventor · Arlington Heights, IL, US

Michael D. West

50Patents
17h-index
38Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 21, 1982 → Feb 17, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6800480B1 Methods and materials for the growth of primate-derived primordial stem cells in feeder-free culture Chemistry; Metallurgy 202 Expired
US5489508A Therapy and diagnosis of conditions related to telomere length and/or telomerase activity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 142 Expired
US5645986A Therapy and diagnosis of conditions related to telomere length and/or telomerase activity Chemistry; Metallurgy 55 Expired
US5639613A Methods for cancer diagnosis and prognosis Chemistry; Metallurgy 53 Expired
US5874444A Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors to treat diseases associated with cellular senescence Human Necessities 49 Expired
US7413902B2 Feeder-free culture method for embryonic stem cells or primate primordial stem cells Chemistry; Metallurgy 36 Expired
US5695932A Telomerase activity assays for diagnosing pathogenic infections Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 31 Expired
US5686245A Methods for screening for agents which modulate telomere length Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 27 Expired
US5648215A Telomerase diagnostic methods Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Expired
US5686306A Methods and reagents for lengthening telomeres Chemistry; Metallurgy 25 Expired
US5589483A Isoquinoline poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors to treat skin diseases associated with cellular senescence Human Necessities 25 Expired
US6368789B1 Screening methods to identify inhibitors of telomerase activity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US8685386B2 Methods and compositions for in vitro and in vivo chondrogenesis Chemistry; Metallurgy 20 Active
US5707795A Therapy and diagnosis of conditions related to telomere length and/or telomerase activity Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US6194206A Use of oligonucleotide telomerase inhibitors to reduce telomere length Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US7838727B2 Derivation of embryonic stem cells Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US6007989A Methods of screening for compounds that derepress or increase telomerase activity Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US5693474A Methods for cancer diagnosis and prognosis Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US5744300A Methods and reagents for the identification and regulation of senescence-related genes Chemistry; Metallurgy 13 Expired
US7910369B2 Culture systems for ex vivo development Chemistry; Metallurgy 10 Active
US4569366A Position indicator for rising stem valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US5830644A Method for screening for agents which increase telomerase activity in a cell Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US7135171B2 Endothelial precursor cells for enhancing and restoring vascular function Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US9732128B2 Methods of modifying transcriptional regulatory networks in stem cells Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Active
US6391554B1 Detecting cancerous conditions by assaying for telomerase activity Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired

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