G01N 2035/0462
Buffers [fifo] or stacks [lifo] for holding carriers between operations
Official title: {Buffers [FIFO] or stacks [LIFO] for holding carriers between operations}
G01N2035/0462 (Buffers [fifo] or stacks [lifo] for holding carriers between operations) appears on 156 US grants and 209 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 156
- Published applications
- 209
- Assignees
- 73
- Inventors
- 394
- Latest grant
- 28 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 15 |
| 2004 | 2 | 11 |
| 2005 | 6 | 5 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 5 | 4 |
| 2008 | 5 | 6 |
| 2009 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 0 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 11 |
| 2013 | 1 | 7 |
| 2014 | 2 | 8 |
| 2015 | 12 | 16 |
| 2016 | 11 | 14 |
| 2017 | 11 | 7 |
| 2018 | 18 | 10 |
| 2019 | 6 | 12 |
| 2020 | 9 | 14 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 10 |
| 2024 | 4 | 11 |
| 2025 | 8 | 7 |
| 2026 | 4 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Laboratory container storage system28 Apr 2026US 12,613,251 B2Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.
- Automated analyzer7 Apr 2026US 12,596,083 B2Shimadzu Corporation
- Automatic analyzer and insertion method of reaction container3 Mar 2026US 12,566,189 B2Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
- System for handling biological tissue samples24 Feb 2026US 12,559,329 B2Inpeco SA
- Connection device and automated system for inspecting specimen23 Sep 2025US 12,422,447 B2Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
- Automatic analysis device and automatic analysis method20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243786 A1Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
- Container storage device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233929 A1Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
- Sample rack manipulation device, sample analyzer, and method for sample collection13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235636 A1
- Container Storage Device, Container Conveying Method, and Analysis System6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227420 A1Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
- System and Method for Conveying Sample, and Computer Equipment9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194547 A1Shenzhen New Industries Biomedical Engineering Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automated sampling and testing of biological materials163US 5,623,415 ASmithKline Beecham Corporation · 1997
- Chemical analysis apparatus157US 5,154,889 AFuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. · 1992
- Assay module transport apparatus for use in an automated analytical instrument135US 5,332,549 APB Diagnostic Systems, Inc. · 1994
- Automated laboratory specimen organizer and storage unit91US 6,068,437 ALab-Interlink, Inc. · 2000
- Two-axis robot for specimen transfer86US 6,843,357 B2Cardinal Health 301, Inc. · 2005