Inventor · Village of La Jolla, CA, US

David Tyvoll

55Patents
15h-index
72Co-inventors
87Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 20, 1999 → Dec 14, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7338637B2 Microfluidic device with thin-film electronic devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 66 Expired
US7459491B2 Pigment dispersions that exhibit variable particle size or variable vicosity Chemistry; Metallurgy 56 Active
US7217542B2 Microfluidic system for analyzing nucleic acids Performing Operations; Transporting 53 Expired
US7530352B2 Inhalation device and method for delivering variable amounts of different components Human Necessities 51 Expired
US7776559B2 Disposable blood test device Human Necessities 34 Active
US6886557B2 Inhalation device and method for delivering variable amounts of different components Human Necessities 30 Expired
US6176908A Aqueous ink jet inks for postal metering Chemistry; Metallurgy 27 Expired
US7497334B2 Sorting particles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 23 Active
US7390388B2 Method of sorting cells on a biodevice Physics 23 Active
US7389879B2 Sorting particles Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Expired
US7591889B2 Dissimilar pigments for use in dark and light inkjet inks Chemistry; Metallurgy 18 Active
US7726303B2 Controlled medicament ejection Human Necessities 18 Expired
US6648951B2 Waterfest, environmentally friendly inks adapted for point-of-sale ink-jet applications Chemistry; Metallurgy 17 Expired
US7390387B2 Method of sorting cells in series Physics 17 Active
US7005003B2 Inkjet inks having cyan, yellow, magenta, and/or black colorants and methods of using the same to produce black and white images Chemistry; Metallurgy 16 Expired
US6783580B2 Environmentally friendly, reliable, fast drying ink for point-of-sale thermal ink jet application Chemistry; Metallurgy 14 Expired
US7384791B2 Method of analyzing blood Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US7275534B2 Medicament ejector with ejection port servicing Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US6572226B2 Anisotropic colorants for inkjet printing Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US7220303B2 Pigmented inks having different particle sizes and/or morphologies and distinct chemical dispersions Chemistry; Metallurgy 8 Expired
US7741123B2 Microfluidic device with thin-film electronic devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Active
US7294183B2 Activating agents for use with reactive colorants in inkjet printing of textiles Textiles; Paper 7 Expired
US9221261B2 Printer having sled providing wiping, capping and platen modules Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Active
US8056556B2 Inhaler nozzle maintenance apparatus and method Human Necessities 6 Active
US7932098B2 Microfluidic system utilizing thin-film layers to route fluid Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active

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