TECAN TRADING AG
216Patents
168Active
216Granted
57Portfolio score
Filing activity: May 19, 1999 → Mar 13, 2024 · 31 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6706519B1 | Devices and methods for the performance of miniaturized in vitro amplification assays | Physics | 207 | Expired |
| US6709869B2 | Devices and methods for using centripetal acceleration to drive fluid movement in a microfluidics system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 123 | Expired |
| US6632399B1 | Devices and methods for using centripetal acceleration to drive fluid movement in a microfluidics system for performing biological fluid assays | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 115 | Expired |
| US6527432B2 | Bidirectional flow centrifugal microfluidic devices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 73 | Expired |
| US6458324B1 | Receiving device and receiving means, transfer device, and workstation and method for their operation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 70 | Expired |
| US6656430B2 | Affinity binding-based system for detecting particulates in a fluid | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 68 | Expired |
| US6582662B1 | Devices and methods for the performance of miniaturized homogeneous assays | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 65 | Expired |
| US6953550B2 | Affinity binding-based system for detecting particulates in a fluid | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 63 | Expired |
| US6319468A | Affinity binding-based system for detecting particulates in a fluid | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 46 | Expired |
| US6548788B2 | Devices and methods for using centripetal acceleration to drive fluid movement in a microfluidics system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US6368872B1 | Apparatus and method for chemical processing | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 40 | Expired |
| US6818435B2 | Microfluidics devices and methods for performing cell based assays | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 37 | Expired |
| US8936708B2 | Manipulating the size of liquid droplets in digital microfluidics | Performing Operations; Transporting | 34 | Active |
| US7473897B2 | System, method, and computer program for conducting optical transmission measurements and evaluating determined measuring variables | Physics | 33 | Expired |
| US7332326B1 | Centripetally-motivated microfluidics system for performing in vitro hybridization and amplification of nucleic acids | Physics | 32 | Expired |
| US7615370B2 | System having device for preventing air bubbles in a hybridization chamber and corresponding method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 28 | Active |
| US8821705B2 | Digital microfluidics system with disposable cartridges | Performing Operations; Transporting | 26 | Active |
| US9435765B2 | Cartridge and system for manipulating samples in liquid droplets | Performing Operations; Transporting | 26 | Active |
| US8470153B2 | Cartridge and system for manipulating samples in liquid droplets | Performing Operations; Transporting | 25 | Active |
| US9377439B2 | Disposable cartridge for microfluidics system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 24 | Active |
| US6399361B2 | Devices and methods for using centripetal acceleration to drive fluid movement in a microfluidics system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US6869571B2 | Device for aspirating and dispensing liquid samples | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US6824024B2 | Device for the take-up and/or release of liquid samples | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US7575937B2 | Device and method for disposing pipette syringes in a system used for manipulating liquid samples | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Active |
| US6555792B1 | Thermocycler and lifting element | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.