Gene Parunak
57Patents
23h-index
50Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 18, 2001 → Jun 1, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6575188B2 | Methods and systems for fluid control in microfluidic devices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 234 | Expired |
| US7192557B2 | Methods and systems for releasing intracellular material from cells within microfluidic samples of fluids | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 220 | Expired |
| US7270786B2 | Methods and systems for processing microfluidic samples of particle containing fluids | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 212 | Expired |
| US7323140B2 | Moving microdroplets in a microfluidic device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 172 | Expired |
| USD566291S1 | Microfluidic cartridge | General | 143 | Expired |
| USD559995S1 | Controller cartridge for a diagnostic instrument | General | 142 | Expired |
| USD569526S1 | Molecular diagnostic instrument | General | 125 | Expired |
| US8273308B2 | Moving microdroplets in a microfluidic device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 115 | Active |
| US9040288B2 | Integrated system for processing microfluidic samples, and method of using the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 113 | Active |
| US8852862B2 | Method for processing polynucleotide-containing samples | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 92 | Active |
| US8765076B2 | Microfluidic valve and method of making same | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 83 | Active |
| US8679831B2 | Processing particle-containing samples | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 82 | Active |
| US8703069B2 | Moving microdroplets in a microfluidic device | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 81 | Active |
| US9670528B2 | Processing particle-containing samples | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 61 | Active |
| US10364456B2 | Method for processing polynucleotide-containing samples | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 52 | Active |
| US10443088B1 | Method for processing polynucleotide-containing samples | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 50 | Active |
| US10494663B1 | Method for processing polynucleotide-containing samples | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 48 | Active |
| US10604788B2 | System for processing polynucleotide-containing samples | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 43 | Active |
| US7731906B2 | Processing particle-containing samples | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 43 | Expired |
| US10799862B2 | Integrated system for processing microfluidic samples, and method of using same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 34 | Active |
| USD565742S1 | Microfluidic cartridge | General | 33 | Expired |
| US10731201B2 | Processing particle-containing samples | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 32 | Active |
| US10710069B2 | Microfluidic valve and method of making same | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 32 | Active |
| US10857535B2 | Integrated system for processing microfluidic samples, and method of using same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 23 | Active |
| US10821436B2 | Integrated system for processing microfluidic samples, and method of using the same | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 22 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.