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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025
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William A. Lee — 41 Patents

GSGilead Sciences: 17 patents #101 of 952Top 15%
S(Syntex (U.S.A.): 12 patents #33 of 599Top 6%
SSS. C. Johnson & Son: 3 patents #519 of 1,588Top 35%
CBCalifornia Biotechnology: 2 patents #8 of 35Top 25%
HCHelix Co.: 1 patents #9 of 17Top 55%
SISharper Image: 1 patents #20 of 29Top 70%
Palo Alto, CA: #490 of 9,675 inventorsTop 6%
California: #11,075 of 386,348 inventorsTop 3%
Overall (All Time): #75,001 of 4,157,543Top 2%
41 Patents All Time
William A. Lee has been granted 41 US patents while listed as an inventor at Gilead Sciences. The first was granted in 1988 and the most recent in July 2025. William A. Lee ranks #75,001 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.8%). Patent records list William A. Lee in Palo Alto, CA, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1988 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 4 patents in 1988.peak 41988: 4 patents19881989: 3 patents1990: 2 patents1991: 3 patents19911993: 1 patents1994: 1 patents1998: 2 patents19981999: 4 patents2001: 1 patents2003: 1 patents20032008: 4 patents2009: 1 patents2010: 3 patents20102011: 1 patents2012: 2 patents2013: 1 patents20132014: 1 patents2015: 1 patents2022: 1 patents20222023: 2 patents2024: 1 patents2025: 1 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 41 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12370493 System and method for extracting carbon dioxide from atmospheric air via pressure-swing absorption 2025-07-29
12036506 System and method for extracting carbon dioxide from atmospheric air via pressure-swing absorption 2024-07-16
11776694 Method and system for identifying potential contaminants in test plates Shishi Luo, Ruomu Jiang, Magnus Isaksson 2023-10-03
11571657 System and method for extracting carbon dioxide from atmospheric air via pressure-swing absorption 2023-02-07
11452968 System and method for extracting carbon dioxide from atmospheric air via pressure-swing absorption 2022-09-27
9139604 Antiviral phosphonate analogs Constantine G. Boojamra, Carina E. Cannizzaro, James M. Chen, Xiaowu Chen, Aesop Cho +18 more 2015-09-22 $337,260,000
8871785 Antiviral phosphonate analogs Constantine G. Boojamra, Carina E. Cannizzaro, James M. Chen, Xiaowu Chen, Aesop Cho +18 more 2014-10-28 $518,238,000
8435969 Method and compositions for treating hematological malignancies Adrian S. Ray, Daniel Tumas, Hans Reiser, William J. Watkins, Lee S. Chong 2013-05-07 $493,605,000
8268802 Anti-proliferative compounds, compositions, and methods of use thereof Xiaoqin Cheng, Gary Cook, Manoj C. Desai, Edward Doerffler, Gong-Xin He +4 more 2012-09-18 $201,676,000
8232278 Pyrido(3,2-D)pyrimidines and pharmaceutical compositions useful for treating hepatitis C Steven De Jonghe, Piet Herdewijn, William J. Watkins 2012-07-31 $348,836,000
8022083 Antiviral phosphonate analogs Constantine G. Boojamra, Carina E. Cannizzaro, James M. Chen, Xiaowu Chen, Aesop Cho +18 more 2011-09-20 $162,897,000
7803788 Prodrugs of phosphonate nucoleotide analogues Mark Becker, Harlan Chapman, Tomas Cihlar, Eugene J. Eisenberg, Gong-Xin He +4 more 2010-09-28 $172,705,000
7649015 Cellular accumulation of phosphonate analogs of HIV protease inhibitor compounds Murty N. Arimili, Xiaowu Chen, Maria Fardis, Gong-Xin He, Haolun Jin +15 more 2010-01-19 $154,893,000
7645747 Therapeutic phosphonate compounds Constantine G. Boojamra, Carina E. Cannizzaro, James M. Chen, Xiaowu Chen, Aesop Cho +24 more 2010-01-12 $301,005,000
7553825 Anti-proliferative compounds, compositions, and methods of use thereof Xiaoqin Cheng, Gary Cook, Manoj C. Desai, Edward Doerffler, Gong-Xin He +4 more 2009-06-30 $427,645,000
7462608 Non nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors James M. Chen, Xiaowu Chen, Choung U. Kim, Christopher P. Lee, Peter H. Nelson +2 more 2008-12-09 $178,583,000
7439350 Nucleotide analogs Norbert W. Bischofberger, Robert J. Jones, Murty N. Arimilli, Kuei-Ying Lin, Michael S. Louie +3 more 2008-10-21 $372,194,000
7429565 Antiviral phosphonate analogs Constantine G. Boojamra, Carina E. Cannizzaro, James M. Chen, Xiaowu Chen, Aesop Cho +18 more 2008-09-30 $314,350,000
7390791 Prodrugs of phosphonate nucleotide analogues Mark Becker, Harlan Chapman, Tomas Cihlar, Eugene J. Eisenberg, Gong-Xin He +4 more 2008-06-24 $289,192,000
6640049 Ion emitting hot air blower Shek Fai Lau 2003-10-28 $5,439,000
6225460 Nucleotide analogs Norbert W. Bischofberger, Robert J. Jones, Murty N. Arimilli, Kuei-Ying Lin, Michael S. Louie +3 more 2001-05-01 $46,129,000
5945076 Combined brush and storage container/disinfecting system Stephen B. Leonard, Gary F. Prokop, Donald J. Musiel 1999-08-31
D413266 Bottle Amelia H. Majerowski, Randall P. Bell, James C. Hand 1999-08-31
5890588 Brush container with locking device Stephen B. Leonard, Gary F. Prokop 1999-04-06
5886179 Nucleotide analogs Murty N. Arimilli, Norbert W. Bischofberger, Robert J. Jones, Ernest J. Prisbe 1999-03-23 $11,406,000