Inventor · Cambridge, MA, US

Robert Hess

36Patents
17h-index
33Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 5, 1988 → Oct 19, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6716629B2 Apparatus for assay, synthesis and storage, and methods of manufacture, use, and manipulation thereof Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 274 Expired
US6274726A Pressure-enhanced extraction and purification Physics 103 Expired
US6157894A Liquid gauging using sensor fusion and data fusion Physics 76 Expired
US6270723A Rapid cryobaric sterilization and vaccine preparation Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 56 Expired
US7682565B2 Assay apparatus and method using microfluidic arrays Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 52 Active
US8105554B2 Nanoliter array loading Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 49 Active
US6111096A Nucleic acid isolation and purification Physics 35 Expired
US6448065B2 Integrated sequencing device Physics 33 Expired
US6120985A Pressure-enhanced extraction and purification Physics 32 Expired
US5370131A Condom restrainer ring structure with retention notch Human Necessities 32 Expired
US6245506A Integrated sequencing device Physics 30 Expired
US4893847A Bearing seal for universal ball joint Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US8116998B2 Battery health assessment estimator Physics 23 Active
US7626017B2 Pressure-enhanced extraction and purification Physics 21 Active
US6072606A Close-lit holographic nightlight display lighting system Physics 21 Expired
US9314764B2 Apparatus for assay, synthesis and storage, and methods of manufacture, use, and manipulation thereof Physics 19 Active
US5370130A Adjustable condom restrainer ring structure by an elongated funicle Human Necessities 19 Expired
US6696019B2 Rapid cryobaric sterilization and vaccine preparation Human Necessities 7 Expired
US7296006B2 Method of inferring rotorcraft gross weight Physics 6 Expired
US6258534A Pressure-controlled nucleic acid hybridization Chemistry; Metallurgy 5 Expired
US10421545B2 Vehicle display Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8697452B2 Thermal cycling assay apparatus and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US8545772B2 Nanoliter array loading Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9968903B2 Apparatus for assay, synthesis and storage, and methods of manufacture, use, and manipulation thereof Physics 2 Active
US10213761B2 Coating process for microfluidic sample arrays Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active

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