Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Ralph B. Nielsen

52Patents
22h-index
61Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 5, 1991 → Sep 4, 2007

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6175409A Flow-injection analysis and variable-flow light-scattering methods and apparatus for characterizing polymers Physics 312 Expired
US6260407A High-temperature characterization of polymers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 176 Expired
US6548026B1 Parallel reactor with internal sensing and method of using same Chemistry; Metallurgy 115 Expired
US6406632B1 Rapid characterization of polymers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 114 Expired
US6461515B1 Parallel liquid chromatography for analyzing combinatorial libraries of non-biological polymers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 102 Expired
US6475391B2 Rapid characterization of polymers for combinatorial, analytical and process control applications Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 99 Expired
US6994827B2 Parallel semicontinuous or continuous reactors Physics 93 Expired
US6265226A Automated sampling methods for rapid characterization of polymers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 87 Expired
US6455316B1 Parallel reactor with internal sensing and method of using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 71 Expired
US6491823B1 Targeted separation protocols for rapid characterizations of polymers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 65 Expired
US6454947B1 Overlaid injection for rapid characterizations of polymers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 61 Expired
US6151123A Systems and methods for employing optical probes to characterize material properties Chemistry; Metallurgy 58 Expired
US6692914B1 Polymer brushes for immobilizing molecules to a surface or substrate, where the polymers have water-soluble or water-dispersible segments and probes bonded thereto Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US6663855B2 Cosmetic and personal care compositions Human Necessities 51 Expired
US6508984B1 System for creating and testing novel catalysts, reactions and polymers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Expired
US6507945B1 Synthesizing combinatorial libraries of materials Performing Operations; Transporting 33 Expired
US6818183B2 Multi-temperature modular reactor and method of using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US6345528B2 High-temperature characterization of polymers with HPLC system having multiple mobile-phase reservoirs Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US6485692B1 Continuous feed parallel reactor Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6685925B2 Cosmetic and personal care compositions Human Necessities 26 Expired
US5196502A Method for the preparation of multiply-branched aromatic polyesters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US6976383B2 Apparatus for high temperature withdrawal or dispensing of fluids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US5594047A Method for forming photographic dispersions comprising loaded latex polymers Physics 22 Expired
US6582116B2 Apparatus and method for mixing small volumes of reaction materials Chemistry; Metallurgy 22 Expired
US6528026B2 Multi-temperature modular reactor and method of using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired

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