B01L
Chemical or physical laboratory apparatus for general use
B01L (Chemical or physical laboratory apparatus for general use) appears on 29,446 US grants and 40,068 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B01L- Granted patents
- 29,446
- Published applications
- 40,068
- Assignees
- 9,652
- Inventors
- 55,578
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 108 | 0 |
| 1977 | 94 | 0 |
| 1978 | 93 | 0 |
| 1979 | 69 | 0 |
| 1980 | 74 | 0 |
| 1981 | 95 | 0 |
| 1982 | 61 | 0 |
| 1983 | 56 | 0 |
| 1984 | 83 | 0 |
| 1985 | 72 | 0 |
| 1986 | 72 | 0 |
| 1987 | 86 | 0 |
| 1988 | 98 | 0 |
| 1989 | 138 | 0 |
| 1990 | 161 | 0 |
| 1991 | 172 | 0 |
| 1992 | 222 | 0 |
| 1993 | 227 | 0 |
| 1994 | 197 | 0 |
| 1995 | 211 | 0 |
| 1996 | 221 | 0 |
| 1997 | 245 | 0 |
| 1998 | 318 | 0 |
| 1999 | 374 | 0 |
| 2000 | 360 | 0 |
| 2001 | 387 | 195 |
| 2002 | 442 | 857 |
| 2003 | 513 | 1107 |
| 2004 | 467 | 1150 |
| 2005 | 466 | 1234 |
| 2006 | 470 | 1248 |
| 2007 | 518 | 1153 |
| 2008 | 535 | 1221 |
| 2009 | 550 | 1262 |
| 2010 | 800 | 1438 |
| 2011 | 781 | 1683 |
| 2012 | 903 | 1326 |
| 2013 | 938 | 1418 |
| 2014 | 1080 | 1629 |
| 2015 | 1230 | 1638 |
| 2016 | 1240 | 1744 |
| 2017 | 1295 | 1706 |
| 2018 | 1312 | 1972 |
| 2019 | 1441 | 2185 |
| 2020 | 1545 | 2285 |
| 2021 | 1545 | 2407 |
| 2022 | 1560 | 2314 |
| 2023 | 1516 | 2171 |
| 2024 | 1539 | 2048 |
| 2025 | 1482 | 1646 |
| 2026 | 984 | 1031 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- B01L 3/00Containers or dishes for laboratory use25,783
- B01L 2300/00Additional constructional detailsIndexing code20,243
- B01L 2200/00Solutions for specific problems relating to chemical or physical laboratory apparatusIndexing code15,665
- B01L 2400/00Moving or stopping fluidsIndexing code12,651
- B01L 7/00Heating or cooling apparatus4,223
- B01L 9/00Supporting devices3,962
- B01L 1/00Enclosures724
- B01L 13/00Cleaning or rinsing apparatus385
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Recent patents
- Fluid control devices and methods of using the same6 Oct 2026US 12,751,652 B2Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Fluid control devices and methods of using the same6 Oct 2026US 12,751,653 B2Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.
- Biaxially oriented thermoplastic pipette, and method and apparatus for forming same6 Oct 2026US 12,752,266 B2Corning Incorporated
- Monolithic carrier structure including fluid routing for digital dispensing6 Oct 2026US 12,752,267 B2Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P.
- Pipette tip adapter6 Oct 2026US 12,752,268 B2Mettler-Toledo Rainin, LLC
- Dropper container8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305794 A1Shya Hsin Packaging Industry (China) Co., Ltd.
- Method and Device For Laboratory Formulation and Chemical Vending8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307029 A1
- Pipette tip and mounting shaft with rear venting feature8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307068 A1Integra Biosciences AG
- Assay device and method of use thereof8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307069 A1Truvian Sciences, Inc.
- Customizable testing cartridges and reader box for nucleic acid amplification assays8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307070 A1Omnibox, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Process for amplifying nucleic acid sequences5,960US 4,683,202 ACetus Corporation · 1987
- Large scale photolithographic solid phase synthesis of polypeptides and receptor binding screening thereof1,998US 5,143,854 AAffymax Technologies N.V. · 1992
- Array of oligonucleotides on a solid substrate1,585US 5,445,934 AAffymax Technologies N.V. · 1995
- Tissue penetration device1,208US 7,025,774 B2Pelikan Technologies, Inc. · 2006
- Mesoscale polynucleotide amplification devices1,091US 5,587,128 AThe Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · 1996