B01L 3/502738
Characterised by integrated valves
Official title: {characterised by integrated valves (throttle valves in microfluidic sample containers B01L3/502746)}
B01L3/502738 (Characterised by integrated valves) appears on 2,171 US grants and 3,422 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B01L- Granted patents
- 2,171
- Published applications
- 3,422
- Assignees
- 990
- Inventors
- 4,802
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 15 |
| 2002 | 25 | 77 |
| 2003 | 35 | 70 |
| 2004 | 34 | 75 |
| 2005 | 39 | 117 |
| 2006 | 30 | 96 |
| 2007 | 41 | 107 |
| 2008 | 46 | 128 |
| 2009 | 39 | 114 |
| 2010 | 69 | 126 |
| 2011 | 93 | 482 |
| 2012 | 105 | 128 |
| 2013 | 118 | 127 |
| 2014 | 107 | 148 |
| 2015 | 130 | 146 |
| 2016 | 117 | 142 |
| 2017 | 115 | 138 |
| 2018 | 106 | 135 |
| 2019 | 106 | 153 |
| 2020 | 115 | 154 |
| 2021 | 114 | 161 |
| 2022 | 118 | 139 |
| 2023 | 126 | 145 |
| 2024 | 100 | 135 |
| 2025 | 98 | 109 |
| 2026 | 50 | 55 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Liquid sensor assembly, apparatus, and methods8 Sep 2026US 12,728,416 B2Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
- Sample preparation cartridge module8 Sep 2026US 12,728,418 B2HP Health Solutions Inc.
- Unitary biochip providing sample-in to results-out processing and methods of manufacture1 Sep 2026US 12,722,157 B2ANDE Corporation
- Electromechanically driven oscillatory flow in fluidic systems25 Aug 2026US 12,714,979 B2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Microbial analysis without cell purification11 Aug 2026US 12,704,506 B2First Light Diagnostics, Inc.
- Fluorescence detector for microfluidic diagnostic system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307078 A1HandyLab, Inc.
- User-Actuated Valve Actuator for Microfluidic Devices1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295584 A1Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
- Integrated Microfluidic Cartridge for Biofluid Processing1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295586 A1Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
- Microfluidic Chip With Retainer For Valve Closing Body1 Oct 2026US 2026/0295587 A1National Research Council of Canada
- Point of Need Fluid Transport Device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284656 A1Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Integrated nucleic acid diagnostic device1,005US 5,856,174 AAffymetrix, Inc. · 1999
- Integrated nucleic acid diagnostic device989US 5,922,591 AAffymetrix, Inc. · 1999
- Partitioned microelectronic and fluidic device array for clinical diagnostics and chemical synthesis819US 5,585,069 ADavid Sarnoff Research Center, Inc. · 1996
- Partitioned microelectronic device array738US 5,593,838 ADavid Sarnoff Research Center, Inc. · 1997
- Miniaturized genetic analysis systems and methods668US 6,168,948 AAffymetrix, Inc. · 2001