Inventor · San Diego, CA, US

Michael M. Becker

69Patents
15h-index
39Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Jun 7, 1995 → Dec 18, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6110678A Two-step hybridization and capture of a polynucleotide Chemistry; Metallurgy 263 Expired
US6361945B1 Molecular torches Chemistry; Metallurgy 131 Expired
US6534274B2 Molecular torches Chemistry; Metallurgy 99 Expired
US6130038A Method for amplifying target nucleic acids using modified primers Chemistry; Metallurgy 75 Expired
US6534273B2 Two-step hybridization and capture of a polynucleotide Chemistry; Metallurgy 74 Expired
US7374885B2 Single-primer nucleic acid amplification methods Chemistry; Metallurgy 70 Expired
US5731148A Adduct protection assay Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 65 Expired
US7833716B2 Tagged oligonucleotides and their use in nucleic acid amplification methods Chemistry; Metallurgy 62 Active
US6280952A Two-step hybridization and capture of a polynucleotide Chemistry; Metallurgy 47 Expired
US6849412B2 Molecular torches Chemistry; Metallurgy 44 Expired
US6835542B2 Molecular torches Chemistry; Metallurgy 30 Expired
US6025133A Promoter-sequestered oligonucleoside and method of use Chemistry; Metallurgy 28 Expired
US8574847B2 Use of blocker oligonucleotides in selective amplification of target sequences Chemistry; Metallurgy 28 Active
US8183359B2 Kits for amplifying DNA Chemistry; Metallurgy 26 Active
US5879885A Compositions for detecting and quantifying biological samples Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 21 Expired
US6903206B1 Kits for amplifying target nucleic acid sequences using modified oligonucleotides Chemistry; Metallurgy 15 Expired
US6059561A Compositions and methods for detecting and quantifying biological samples Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US7374945B2 Method for enhancing the association rates of polynucleotides Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US9051601B2 Methods of nonspecific target capture of nucleic acids Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Active
US7510837B2 Sample preparation method incorporating an alkaline shock Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US7399852B2 Kits and reaction mixtures containing modified probe molecules Chemistry; Metallurgy 7 Expired
US6902891B2 Process for labeling a nucleic acid Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US8034570B2 Tagged oligonucleotides and their use in nucleic acid amplification methods Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Active
US9938590B2 Capture probes immobilizable via L-nucleotide tail Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8278052B2 Tagged oligonucleotides and their use in nucleic acid amplification methods Chemistry; Metallurgy 4 Active

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