G01N 35/021
Having a flexible chain
Official title: {having a flexible chain, e.g. "cartridge belt", conveyor for reaction cells or cuvettes}
G01N35/021 (Having a flexible chain) appears on 179 US grants and 152 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01N- Granted patents
- 179
- Published applications
- 152
- Assignees
- 114
- Inventors
- 393
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 3 | 8 |
| 2003 | 6 | 13 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 |
| 2005 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 7 |
| 2010 | 6 | 5 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2 |
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| 2015 | 2 | 7 |
| 2016 | 3 | 11 |
| 2017 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 3 | 9 |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 |
| 2020 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 | 13 |
| 2022 | 6 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 6 | 8 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Testing system, storage device, and rack storage method15 Sep 2026US 12,736,553 B2Sysmex Corporation
- System and method for efficiently transferring receptacles out of a receptacle storage area18 Aug 2026US 12,709,479 B2Gen-Probe Incorporated
- System for handling biological tissue samples24 Feb 2026US 12,559,329 B2Inpeco SA
- Laboratory automated systems for transporting sample receptacle carriers23 Dec 2025US 12,504,436 B2Gen-Probe Incorporated
- Disposable pipette tip management17 Jun 2025US 12,332,264 B2Gen-Probe Incorporated
- Automatic analyzing apparatus3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259244 A1Canon Medical Systems Corporation
- Food defense system16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202433 A1Ancera, LLC
- Automatic review method for glycated hemoglobin, sample analysis device, and sample analysis system16 Apr 2026US 2026/0104428 A1Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Device and method for imaging and coverslipping1 Jan 2026US 2026/0002953 A1Leica Biosystems Nussloch GmbH
- Disposable pipette tip management31 Jul 2025US 2025/0244352 A1Gen-Probe Incorporated
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automated analysis instrument system181US 4,528,159 AAmerican Hospital Supply Corporation · 1985
- Automated immunoassay analyzer with pictorial display of assay information176US 5,316,726 ACirrus Diagnostics, Inc. · 1994
- Automated sampling and testing of biological materials163US 5,623,415 ASmithKline Beecham Corporation · 1997
- Tablet dispensing146US 4,980,292 ABaxter International Inc. · 1990
- Device for automatic chemical analysis146US 5,380,487 APasteur Sanofi Diagnostics · 1995