Inventor · Tucson, AZ, US

Colin Mellars

17Patents
4h-index
9Co-inventors
49Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 1, 2013 → Jun 15, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9671418B2 Multiple payload type carrier Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US9315334B2 Intelligent bidirectional multifunctional carrier and integrated automation system for material distribution and transportation Physics 16 Active
US9511947B2 Linear random access queue Physics 15 Active
US9469309B2 Power source for an automation system mechanism Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US9778275B2 Confirmed placement of sample tubes in a servo driven automation system using trajectory deviation Physics 3 Active
US9726686B2 Encoding scheme embedded into an automation track surface Physics 2 Active
US9625481B2 Non-contact optical encoding scheme for intelligent automation puck Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9927451B2 Module transport system that can be combined into an automation system Physics 2 Active
US10139422B2 Throughput optimizing reagent distribution Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11378583B2 Automated clinical analyzer system and method Physics 1 Active
US9835637B2 Virtual sample queues Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Active
US11145392B2 Single point chain of custody within a distributed automation platform Physics 0 Active
US11927598B2 Automated clinical analyzer system and method Physics 0 Active
US10001499B2 Modular workcells for lab automation Physics 0 Active
US11185865B2 Mechanism for storage of refrigerated calibration and quality control material Physics 0 Active
US10101351B2 Method for processing priority samples that preserves a FIFO processing queue Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10126318B2 Mother daughter tube carrier for aliquoters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.