Colin Mellars
17Patents
4h-index
9Co-inventors
49Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 1, 2013 → Jun 15, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.