Cepheid
🏢 View company profile →184Patents
145Active
184Granted
56Portfolio score
Filing activity: Feb 28, 1997 → Jun 25, 2024 · 30 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6440725B1 | Integrated fluid manipulation cartridge | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 525 | Expired |
| US6368871B1 | Non-planar microstructures for manipulation of fluid samples | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 441 | Expired |
| US6664104B2 | Device incorporating a microfluidic chip for separating analyte from a sample | Performing Operations; Transporting | 396 | Expired |
| US6893879B2 | Method for separating analyte from a sample | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 349 | Expired |
| US6819027B2 | Method and apparatus for controlling ultrasonic transducer | Performing Operations; Transporting | 319 | Expired |
| US6881541B2 | Method for analyzing a fluid sample | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 230 | Expired |
| US6878540B2 | Device for lysing cells, spores, or microorganisms | Performing Operations; Transporting | 222 | Expired |
| US6887693B2 | Device and method for lysing cells, spores, or microorganisms | Performing Operations; Transporting | 208 | Expired |
| US6369893B1 | Multi-channel optical detection system | Physics | 202 | Expired |
| US7135144B2 | Method for the manipulation of a fluid sample | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 177 | Expired |
| US6374684B1 | Fluid control and processing system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 165 | Expired |
| US6565815B1 | Heat exchanging, optically interrogated chemical reaction assembly | Physics | 155 | Expired |
| US6818185B1 | Cartridge for conducting a chemical reaction | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 153 | Expired |
| US5958349A | Reaction vessel for heat-exchanging chemical processes | Performing Operations; Transporting | 137 | Expired |
| US6431476B1 | Apparatus and method for rapid ultrasonic disruption of cells or viruses | Performing Operations; Transporting | 129 | Expired |
| US6940598B2 | Multi-channel optical detection system | Physics | 113 | Expired |
| US6403037B1 | Reaction vessel and temperature control system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 105 | Expired |
| US6979424B2 | Integrated sample analysis device | Physics | 101 | Expired |
| US6911327B2 | Method for quantitative analysis of a nucleic acid amplification reaction | Physics | 100 | Expired |
| US8048386B2 | Fluid processing and control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 99 | Expired |
| US6783934B1 | Methods for quantitative analysis of nucleic acid amplification reaction | Physics | 97 | Expired |
| US7255833B2 | Apparatus and reaction vessel for controlling the temperature of a sample | Physics | 96 | Expired |
| US7188001B2 | System and method for temperature control | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 92 | Expired |
| US7294466B2 | Multiplexed detection of biological agents | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 91 | Expired |
| US7569346B2 | Method for separating analyte from a sample | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 88 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.