Inventor · Boulder, CO, US

Ralph E. Burns

32Patents
23h-index
19Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 17, 1998 → Oct 31, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7967823B2 Method and apparatus for performing an open wedge, high tibial osteotomy Human Necessities 270 Active
US8702715B2 Method and apparatus for performing an open wedge, high tibial osteotomy Human Necessities 233 Active
US6605213B1 Method and apparatus for performing a magnetic separation purification procedure on a sample solution Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 196 Expired
US6335166B1 Automated process for isolating and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 185 Expired
US7935119B2 Method for performing an open wedge, high tibial osteotomy Human Necessities 173 Active
US6890742B2 Automated process for isolating and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 126 Expired
US8540777B2 Method and apparatus for performing an open wedge, high tibial osteotomy Human Necessities 126 Active
US8888785B2 Method and apparatus for performing an open wedge, high tibial osteotomy Human Necessities 124 Active
US9113920B2 Method and apparatus for performing an open wedge osteotomy Human Necessities 117 Active
US7118892B2 Automated process for preparing and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 90 Expired
US7448653B2 Female connector for releasable coupling with a male connector defining a fluid conduit Human Necessities 89 Expired
US7033820B2 Automated system for isolating and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US7770939B2 Female connector for releasable coupling with a male connector defining a fluid conduit Human Necessities 55 Active
US7560255B2 Automated process for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US8113546B2 Latching female fluid tubing coupler Human Necessities 47 Active
US7524652B2 Automated process for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 44 Expired
US7482143B2 Automated process for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Expired
US7560256B2 Automated process for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 43 Active
US8834475B2 Method and apparatus for performing an open wedge, high tibial osteotomy Human Necessities 40 Active
US9693787B2 Apparatus for performing an open wedge, high tibial osteotomy Human Necessities 27 Active
US7396509B2 Instrument for detecting light emitted by the contents of a reaction receptacle Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US7384600B2 Multiple ring assembly for providing specimen to reaction receptacles within an automated analyzer Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 25 Expired
US5993648A Water filtration device with a water fountain outlet and a faucet outlet with flow viewing apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US7437782B1 Load sensing safety device for vertical lift Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Active
USD410064S Filtration cartridge General 12 Expired

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