B81C 1/00206
Processes for functionalising a surface
Official title: {Processes for functionalising a surface, e.g. provide the surface with specific mechanical, chemical or biological properties}
B81C1/00206 (Processes for functionalising a surface) appears on 217 US grants and 292 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B81C- Granted patents
- 217
- Published applications
- 292
- Assignees
- 185
- Inventors
- 693
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 20 |
| 2008 | 2 | 9 |
| 2009 | 5 | 14 |
| 2010 | 9 | 20 |
| 2011 | 6 | 16 |
| 2012 | 12 | 10 |
| 2013 | 6 | 21 |
| 2014 | 15 | 11 |
| 2015 | 13 | 16 |
| 2016 | 10 | 11 |
| 2017 | 15 | 12 |
| 2018 | 14 | 28 |
| 2019 | 13 | 18 |
| 2020 | 15 | 16 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 |
| 2022 | 12 | 11 |
| 2023 | 11 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 7 |
| 2025 | 10 | 5 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Femtosecond laser surface processing for controlled fill and targeted deposition6 Oct 2026US 12,752,371 B1Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
- Method for creating surface microstructures15 Sep 2026US 12,736,723 B2Rolic Technologies AG
- Modification of surface properties of microfluidic devices17 Feb 2026US 12,551,889 B2Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
- Method for fabricating a microfluidic device7 Oct 2025US 12,434,962 B2Imec Vzw
- Tuning adhesion at contacting device interfaces: geometric tools for minimizing surface fouling23 Sep 2025US 12,419,998 B2Universidad de Santiago de Chile
- Microelectronic devices fabricated with 3d lithography20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242205 A1Atum Works Inc.
- Method of manufacturing a microporous polymer structure23 Jul 2026US 2026/0209034 A1Novamem AG
- Genotyping or sequencing platform with passivation layer18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168022 A1Illumina, Inc.
- Modification of surface properties of microfluidic devices4 Jun 2026US 2026/0151768 A1Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
- Method for manufacturing a vibratory mechanical inertial sensor, sensor obtained by such a method and inertial unit including such a sensor15 Jan 2026US 2026/0015224 A1Jxsens
Most cited
By later US patents
- Formation of microstamped patterns on surfaces and derivative articles1,049US 5,512,131 APresident and Fellows of Harvard College · 1996
- Method of forming articles including waveguides via capillary micromolding and microtransfer molding512US 6,355,198 B1President and Fellows of Harvard College · 2002
- Method of formation of microstamped patterns on plates for adhesion of cells and other biological materials, devices and uses therefor300US 5,776,748 AChildren's Medical Center Corporation · 1998
- Surface topographies for non-toxic bioadhesion control146US 7,650,848 B2University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. · 2010
- High surface area substrates for microarrays and methods to make same121US 7,195,872 B23D Biosurfaces, Inc. · 2007