G01Q 30/20
Sample handling devices or methods
G01Q30/20 (Sample handling devices or methods) appears on 81 US grants and 95 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01Q- Granted patents
- 81
- Published applications
- 95
- Assignees
- 86
- Inventors
- 223
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
Filings by year
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| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 3 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 6 | 11 |
| 2016 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 |
| 2018 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 8 | 12 |
| 2020 | 9 | 2 |
| 2021 | 6 | 5 |
| 2022 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Frozen solution sample preparation device applicable to ultra-high vacuum system30 Jun 2026US 12,669,418 B2Peking University
- Imaging metrology16 Dec 2025US 12,498,332 B2Nova Ltd.
- Surface analysis device5 Aug 2025US 12,379,392 B2Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
- Nano robotic system for high throughput single cell DNA sequencing10 Dec 2024US 12,163,979 B2City University of Hong Kong
- Method for detecting thickness of bonded rubber of carbon black in natural rubber based for reinforcement performance7 May 2024US 11,976,193 B2Sichuan University of Science & Engineering
- Holding Device and Method for Probe Microscopy and Optical Methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309745 A1Bruker Nano, Inc.
- Scanning probe microscopy device and method of scanning a surface of a material layer13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235643 A1Demcon Tsst B.V.
- Sample Holder and Measurement Method for Scanning Tunneling Microscopy23 Jul 2026US 2026/0211000 A1National Taiwan University
- Cryo-Compatible Sample Holder for In-Situ Microscopy and Sample Characterization21 May 2026US 2026/0140138 A1Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Kits, systems, and methods for transferring samples between vacuum instruments21 Aug 2025US 2025/0264498 A1Yale University
Most cited
By later US patents
- Decontamination device and method thereof87US 5,935,339 AIowa State University · 1999
- Scanning probe microscopy system and method of measurement by the same39US 7,098,453 B2SII NanoTechnology Inc. · 2006
- Mounting systems for a surface forces apparatus19US 8,371,182 B12013
- Nanotomography16US 6,546,788 B22003
- Electrostatically driven carbon nanotube gripping device15US 7,261,352 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2007