Inventor · Pasadena, CA, US

Stephen R. Quake

193Patents
56h-index
115Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 23, 1997 → Jun 9, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6408878B1 Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 605 Expired
US6818395B1 Methods and apparatus for analyzing polynucleotide sequences Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 582 Expired
US7294503B2 Microfabricated crossflow devices and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 541 Expired
US6911345B2 Methods and apparatus for analyzing polynucleotide sequences Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 532 Expired
US6960437B2 Nucleic acid amplification utilizing microfluidic devices Performing Operations; Transporting 527 Expired
US6540895B1 Microfabricated cell sorter for chemical and biological materials Physics 495 Expired
US6767706B2 Integrated active flux microfluidic devices and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 385 Expired
US7297518B2 Methods and apparatus for analyzing polynucleotide sequences by asynchronous base extension Chemistry; Metallurgy 367 Expired
US6221654A Method and apparatus for analysis and sorting of polynucleotides based on size Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 330 Expired
US7888017B2 Non-invasive fetal genetic screening by digital analysis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 327 Active
US8008018B2 Determination of fetal aneuploidies by massively parallel DNA sequencing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 321 Active
US8195415B2 Noninvasive diagnosis of fetal aneuploidy by sequencing Physics 320 Active
US6793753B2 Method of making a microfabricated elastomeric valve Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 288 Expired
US7501245B2 Methods and apparatuses for analyzing polynucleotide sequences Performing Operations; Transporting 201 Active
US6929030B2 Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 196 Expired
US7144616B1 Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 193 Expired
US8252539B2 Microfabricated crossflow devices and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 189 Active
US6344325B1 Methods for analysis and sorting of polynucleotides Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 184 Expired
US6508988B1 Combinatorial synthesis system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 179 Expired
US6833242B2 Methods for detecting and sorting polynucleotides based on size Physics 178 Expired
US7378280B2 Apparatus and methods for conducting assays and high throughput screening Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 177 Expired
US6899137B2 Microfabricated elastomeric valve and pump systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 166 Expired
US8296076B2 Noninvasive diagnosis of fetal aneuoploidy by sequencing Physics 155 Active
US7097809B2 Combinatorial synthesis system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 149 Expired
US6002471A High resolution scanning raman microscope Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 149 Expired

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