B01L 3/561
Tubes
Official title: {Tubes; Conduits}
B01L3/561 (Tubes) appears on 123 US grants and 176 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B01L- Granted patents
- 123
- Published applications
- 176
- Assignees
- 114
- Inventors
- 381
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 7 |
| 2015 | 3 | 13 |
| 2016 | 11 | 21 |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 |
| 2018 | 5 | 16 |
| 2019 | 14 | 16 |
| 2020 | 19 | 9 |
| 2021 | 6 | 16 |
| 2022 | 7 | 8 |
| 2023 | 9 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 |
| 2025 | 8 | 10 |
| 2026 | 4 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Holder for a fluid connector fitting and fluid dispenser11 Aug 2026US 12,704,204 B2Merck Patent GmbH
- Pressure generating device and detecting system including the same14 Apr 2026US 12,599,904 B2Inti Taiwan, Inc.
- Method and device for purifying fluids in a container24 Mar 2026US 12,583,020 B2Stratec SE
- Systems and methods for use in dispensing biopharmaceutical materials10 Mar 2026US 12,570,516 B2Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Reinforced component for cell cultivation bioreactor26 Aug 2025US 12,397,298 B2Global Life Sciences Solutions USA LLC
- Biosensor system and method of controlling same13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233219 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Biosensor cartridge23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208181 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Hydraulic transfer assembly and method of using the same2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185906 A1Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
- Retention and transfer of liquids18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166552 A1Hahn-Schickard-Gesellschaft FüR Angewandte Forschung E. V.
- Fluid flow splitting device for microfluidic applications23 Apr 2026US 2026/0108879 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods for prevention of surface adsorption of biological materials to capillary walls in microchannels136US 7,252,928 B1Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. · 2007
- Methods and systems for measuring internal dimensions of microscale structures104US 7,038,472 B1Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. · 2006
- Capillary valve, connector, and router93US 6,190,616 B1Molecular Dynamics, Inc. · 2001
- Reagent storage in microfluidic systems and related articles and methods73US 8,591,829 B2OPKO Diagnostics, LLC · 2013
- Method of merging chemical reactants in capillary tubes64US 6,551,839 B2Amersham Biosciences AB · 2003