B01L 2400/0406
Capillary forces
Official title: capillary forces
B01L2400/0406 (Capillary forces) appears on 2,316 US grants and 3,461 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B01L- Granted patents
- 2,316
- Published applications
- 3,461
- Assignees
- 1,280
- Inventors
- 5,887
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2003 | 61 | 88 |
| 2004 | 39 | 89 |
| 2005 | 26 | 127 |
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| 2020 | 130 | 153 |
| 2021 | 119 | 172 |
| 2022 | 113 | 151 |
| 2023 | 105 | 169 |
| 2024 | 108 | 140 |
| 2025 | 99 | 113 |
| 2026 | 50 | 55 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Vertical flow assay device and method for determination of hemoglobin concentration6 Oct 2026US 12,754,179 B2Google Inc.
- Microfluidic detection strip chip and preparation and method thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,746,543 B2Xiamen Brana Design Co., Ltd.
- Pedestal card and methods for liquid sample control and assay29 Sep 2026US 12,746,544 B2Essenlix Corporation
- Apparatus and method for testing blood29 Sep 2026US 12,748,041 B2Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
- Diagnostic device8 Sep 2026US 12,728,412 B2Solventum Intellectual Properties Company
- Microfluidic Chip With Retainer For Valve Closing Body1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295587 A1National Research Council of Canada
- Microfluidic sample handling17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273528 A1Vital Biosciences Inc.
- Diagnostic device and method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0273530 A1
- Methods for delivery of bodily fluids onto a fibrous substrate10 Sep 2026US 2026/0263053 A1Tasso, Inc.
- Multiplexed Capillary-Flow Immunoassay And Methods of Use Thereof10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264076 A1Colorado State University Research Foundation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Mesoscale polynucleotide amplification devices1,091US 5,587,128 AThe Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Mesoscale polynucleotide amplification device and method1,042US 5,498,392 AThe Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Melt-blown fibrous web1,019US 5,582,907 APall Corporation · 1996
- Methods and apparatus for the detection of an analyte utilizing mesoscale flow systems1,006US 5,637,469 AThe Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Capillary flow device951US 4,963,498 ABiotrack, Inc. · 1990