Inventor · Corona, CA, US

Richard Leath

9Patents
9h-index
17Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: May 5, 1983 → May 12, 2006

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5656493A System for automated performance of the polymerase chain reaction Chemistry; Metallurgy 492 Expired
US5475610A Thermal cycler for automatic performance of the polymerase chain reaction with close temperature control Performing Operations; Transporting 412 Expired
US5333675A Apparatus and method for performing automated amplification of nucleic acid sequences and assays using heating and cooling steps Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 281 Expired
US5602756A Thermal cycler for automatic performance of the polymerase chain reaction with close temperature control Performing Operations; Transporting 265 Expired
US4478094A Liquid sample handling system Physics 139 Expired
US4586546A Liquid handling device and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 122 Expired
US5710381A Two piece holder for PCR sample tubes Performing Operations; Transporting 121 Expired
US7504241B2 Thermal cycler for automatic performance of the polymerase chain reaction with close temperature control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Active
US7238517B2 Thermal cycler for automatic performance of the polymerase chain reaction with close temperature control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired

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