Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Sept 30, 2025
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Robert J. Smith

GIGen-Probe Incorporated: 30 patents #15 of 338Top 5%
SSS.S. Steiner: 10 patents #2 of 19Top 15%
EPErie County Plastics: 9 patents #1 of 12Top 9%
BHBrigham and Women's Hospital: 7 patents #86 of 1,764Top 5%
Saudi Arabian Oil: 5 patents #655 of 4,275Top 20%
JMJudco Manufacturing: 4 patents #5 of 15Top 35%
BTBall Aerospace & Technologies: 3 patents #19 of 207Top 10%
EPErie Plastics: 3 patents #1 of 7Top 15%
SCSolid State System Co.: 2 patents #13 of 41Top 35%
BABarry-Wehmiller: 2 patents #2 of 15Top 15%
RTX (Raytheon): 2 patents #5,307 of 15,912Top 35%
ACAmerican Colloid: 2 patents #15 of 49Top 35%
UFUS Air Force: 1 patents #6,190 of 16,312Top 40%
General Motors: 1 patents #9,361 of 18,328Top 55%
TBThe Boeing: 1 patents #440 of 1,309Top 35%
BABall: 1 patents #176 of 366Top 50%
BPBerry Plastics: 1 patents #102 of 189Top 55%
CLChivas Products, Limited: 1 patents #6 of 16Top 40%
LSLabinal Components And Systems: 1 patents #17 of 31Top 55%
ITItt: 1 patents #194 of 461Top 45%
LLLucas Industries Public Limited: 1 patents #218 of 571Top 40%
PLPressac Limited: 1 patents #2 of 4Top 50%
PFPurdue Research Foundation: 1 patents #1,409 of 3,174Top 45%
SRStandard Register: 1 patents #67 of 150Top 45%
TLTechnological Resources Pty Limited: 1 patents #84 of 192Top 45%
TCThe Coca-Cola: 1 patents #680 of 1,471Top 50%
Alabama: #7 of 10,951 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #10,780 of 4,157,543Top 1%
115 Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 26–50 of 115 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
8569019 Method for performing an assay with a nucleic acid present in a specimen Kelly G. Ammann, Ralph E. Burns, Ernest V. Hansberry, Glenn A. Horner, Cheryl A. Jakub +3 more 2013-10-29
8546110 Method for detecting the presence of a nucleic acid in a sample Kelly G. Ammann, Ralph E. Burns, Ernest V. Hansberry, Glenn A. Horner, Cheryl A. Jakub +3 more 2013-10-01
8337753 Temperature-controlled incubator having a receptacle mixing mechanism Kelly G. Ammann, Robert E. Schneider 2012-12-25
8318500 Method for agitating the contents of a reaction receptacle within a temperature-controlled environment Kelly G. Ammann, Robert E. Schneider 2012-11-27
8309358 Method for introducing a fluid into a reaction receptacle contained within a temperature-controlled environment Kelly G. Ammann, Robert E. Schneider 2012-11-13
8221682 System for incubating the contents of a reaction receptacle Kelly G. Ammann, Robert E. Schneider 2012-07-17
8192992 System and method for incubating the contents of a reaction receptacle Kelly G. Ammann, Robert E. Schneider 2012-06-05
8137620 Temperature-controlled incubator having an arcuate closure panel Kelly G. Ammann, Robert E. Schneider 2012-03-20
8047086 Method and apparatus for stripping a contact-limiting element from a pipette probe 2011-11-01
8012419 Temperature-controlled incubator having rotatable door Kelly G. Ammann, Robert E. Schneider 2011-09-06
7961914 Portable storage apparatus with integral biometric-based access control system 2011-06-14
7941904 Method and apparatus for stripping a contact-limiting element from a pipette probe 2011-05-17
7910140 Application for hop acids as anti-microbial agents Richard J. H. Wilson, Gerhard J. Haas 2011-03-22
7686188 Drain-back spout fitment closure with drip-less pour tip Matthew E. Stebick, Brian Masterson, Bruce Allen 2010-03-30
7560256 Automated process for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample Kelly G. Ammann, Ralph E. Burns, Ernest V. Hansberry, Glenn A. Horner, Cheryl A. Jakub +3 more 2009-07-14
7560255 Automated process for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample Kelly G. Ammann, Ralph E. Burns, Ernest V. Hansberry, Glenn A. Horner, Cheryl A. Jakub +3 more 2009-07-14
7524652 Automated process for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample Kelly G. Ammann, Ralph E. Burns, Ernest V. Hansberry, Glenn A. Horner, Cheryl A. Jakub +3 more 2009-04-28
7506782 Single use unit dosage dispensing closure Ronald J. WALTERS 2009-03-24
7482143 Automated process for detecting the presence of a target nucleic acid in a sample Kelly G. Ammann, Ralph E. Burns, Ernest V. Hansberry, Glenn A. Horner, Cheryl A. Jakub +3 more 2009-01-27
7361374 Application for hop acids as anti-microbial agents Richard J. H. Wilson, Gerhard J. Haas 2008-04-22
7344746 Process for the hydrogenation of hop resin acids Richard J. H. Wilson 2008-03-18
7267795 Incubator for use in an automated diagnostic analyzer Kelly G. Ammann, Robert E. Schneider 2007-09-11
7249690 Independent off-bottle dispensing closure Ron J Walters 2007-07-31
7177550 On-axis laser receiver wavelength demultiplexer with integral immersion lensed detectors 2007-02-13
7123154 Remote sensing and signaling of the presence of wildfire 2006-10-17