Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

FLUIDIGM CORPORATION

160Patents
130Active
160Granted
57Portfolio score

Filing activity: Jun 27, 2001 → Sep 20, 2021 · 47 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7118910B2 Microfluidic device and methods of using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 396 Expired
US7312085B2 Microfluidic particle-analysis systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 241 Expired
US6951632B2 Microfluidic devices for introducing and dispensing fluids from microfluidic systems Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 233 Expired
US7279146B2 Crystal growth devices and systems, and methods for using same Performing Operations; Transporting 197 Expired
US6752922B2 Microfluidic chromatography Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 186 Expired
US7476363B2 Microfluidic devices and methods of using same Chemistry; Metallurgy 186 Expired
US7704735B2 Integrated chip carriers with thermocycler interfaces and methods of using the same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 179 Active
US6885982B2 Object oriented microfluidic design method and system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 162 Expired
US6829753B2 Microfluidic design automation method and system Electricity 134 Expired
US7526741B2 Microfluidic design automation method and system Electricity 132 Active
US7217367B2 Microfluidic chromatography Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 122 Expired
US8809238B2 Probe based nucleic acid detection Chemistry; Metallurgy 121 Active
US7837946B2 Microfluidic device and methods of using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 119 Active
US7749737B2 Thermal reaction device and method for using the same Performing Operations; Transporting 119 Active
US7691333B2 Microfluidic device and methods of using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 118 Expired
US7291512B2 Electrostatic/electrostrictive actuation of elastomer structures using compliant electrodes Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 117 Expired
US7815868B1 Microfluidic reaction apparatus for high throughput screening Performing Operations; Transporting 117 Active
US7820427B2 Microfluidic device and methods of using same Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 113 Active
US7666361B2 Microfluidic devices and methods of using same Chemistry; Metallurgy 111 Expired
US7059348B2 Drug delivery system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 109 Expired
US7368163B2 Polymer surface modification Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 102 Expired
US7604965B2 Thermal reaction device and method for using the same Performing Operations; Transporting 101 Expired
US8450063B2 Determination of copy number differences by amplification Chemistry; Metallurgy 100 Active
US7062418B2 Computer aided design method and system for developing a microfluidic system Electricity 99 Expired
US9074204B2 Nucleic acid encoding reactions Chemistry; Metallurgy 98 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.