Inventor · Pleasanton, CA, US

Kevin Ness

132Patents
38h-index
70Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 12, 1998 → Jul 26, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9644204B2 Partitioning and processing of analytes and other species Chemistry; Metallurgy 321 Active
US9694361B2 Fluidic devices, systems, and methods for encapsulating and partitioning reagents, and applications of same Physics 272 Active
US10273541B2 Methods and systems for processing polynucleotides Chemistry; Metallurgy 269 Active
US9701998B2 Methods and systems for processing polynucleotides Chemistry; Metallurgy 253 Active
US9951386B2 Methods and systems for processing polynucleotides Chemistry; Metallurgy 235 Active
US9388465B2 Polynucleotide barcode generation Chemistry; Metallurgy 211 Active
US9410201B2 Methods and systems for processing polynucleotides Chemistry; Metallurgy 186 Active
US9567631B2 Methods and systems for processing polynucleotides Chemistry; Metallurgy 182 Active
US10253364B2 Method and systems for processing polynucleotides Chemistry; Metallurgy 166 Active
US9500664B2 Droplet generation for droplet-based assays Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 164 Active
US9856530B2 Methods and systems for processing polynucleotides Chemistry; Metallurgy 157 Active
US9975122B2 Instrument systems for integrated sample processing Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 146 Active
US10221442B2 Compositions and methods for sample processing Chemistry; Metallurgy 141 Active
US9089844B2 System for forming emulsions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 139 Active
US9216392B2 System for forming an array of emulsions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 136 Active
US10041116B2 Methods and systems for processing polynucleotides Chemistry; Metallurgy 135 Active
US9126160B2 System for forming an array of emulsions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 132 Active
US10030267B2 Methods and systems for processing polynucleotides Chemistry; Metallurgy 128 Active
US9417190B2 Calibrations and controls for droplet-based assays Physics 128 Active
US9156010B2 Droplet-based assay system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 127 Active
US9623384B2 System for transporting emulsions from an array to a detector Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 122 Active
US10400280B2 Methods and systems for processing polynucleotides Chemistry; Metallurgy 108 Active
US9194861B2 Method of mixing fluids by coalescence of multiple emulsions Chemistry; Metallurgy 106 Active
US9764322B2 System for generating droplets with pressure monitoring Physics 106 Active
US10071377B2 Fluidic devices, systems, and methods for encapsulating and partitioning reagents, and applications of same Physics 105 Active

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