Inventor · Berkeley, CA, US

Robert M. Watson

13Patents
11h-index
16Co-inventors
69Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 9, 1975 → Oct 19, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5210015A Homogeneous assay system using the nuclease activity of a nucleic acid polymerase Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 871 Expired
US5487972A Nucleic acid detection by the 5'-3'exonuclease activity of polymerases acting on adjacently hybridized oligonucleotides Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 349 Expired
US5804375A Reaction mixtures for detection of target nucleic acids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 259 Expired
US5491063A Methods for in-solution quenching of fluorescently labeled oligonucleotide probes Chemistry; Metallurgy 162 Expired
US6214979A Homogeneous assay system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 79 Expired
US4617261A Process for labeling nucleic acids and hybridization probes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US4822731A Process for labeling single-stranded nucleic acids and hybridizaiton probes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 46 Expired
US7141377B2 Process for discrimination of nucleic acid sequence variants Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Expired
US6909459B2 Method of and apparatus for extending signal ranges of digital images Electricity 18 Expired
US7445900B2 Homogeneous assay system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Expired
US6271042A Biochip detection system Physics 13 Expired
US4043673A Reticle calibrated diameter gauge Physics 7 Expired
US9939623B2 Microscope system with transillumination-based autofocusing for photoluminescence imaging Physics 1 Active

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