Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Kurt E. Petersen

61Patents
37h-index
54Co-inventors
91Inventor score

Filing activity: Dec 27, 1977 → Aug 15, 2014

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6440725B1 Integrated fluid manipulation cartridge Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 525 Expired
US6368871B1 Non-planar microstructures for manipulation of fluid samples Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 441 Expired
US6664104B2 Device incorporating a microfluidic chip for separating analyte from a sample Performing Operations; Transporting 396 Expired
US6893879B2 Method for separating analyte from a sample Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 349 Expired
US6391541B1 Apparatus for analyzing a fluid sample Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 259 Expired
US6881541B2 Method for analyzing a fluid sample Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 230 Expired
US6887693B2 Device and method for lysing cells, spores, or microorganisms Performing Operations; Transporting 208 Expired
US6369893B1 Multi-channel optical detection system Physics 202 Expired
US4317611A Optical ray deflection apparatus Physics 180 Expired
US7135144B2 Method for the manipulation of a fluid sample Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 177 Expired
US4229732A Micromechanical display logic and array Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 161 Expired
US6565815B1 Heat exchanging, optically interrogated chemical reaction assembly Physics 155 Expired
US4561040A Cooling system for VLSI circuit chips Electricity 155 Expired
US6818185B1 Cartridge for conducting a chemical reaction Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 153 Expired
US4882933A Accelerometer with integral bidirectional shock protection and controllable viscous damping Physics 139 Expired
US5958349A Reaction vessel for heat-exchanging chemical processes Performing Operations; Transporting 137 Expired
US6940598B2 Multi-channel optical detection system Physics 113 Expired
US6403037B1 Reaction vessel and temperature control system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 105 Expired
US6979424B2 Integrated sample analysis device Physics 101 Expired
US7255833B2 Apparatus and reaction vessel for controlling the temperature of a sample Physics 96 Expired
US7188001B2 System and method for temperature control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 92 Expired
US4342227A Planar semiconductor three direction acceleration detecting device and method of fabrication Physics 90 Expired
US7569346B2 Method for separating analyte from a sample Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 88 Expired
US7914994B2 Method for separating an analyte from a sample Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 85 Active
US5060526A Laminated semiconductor sensor with vibrating element Physics 81 Expired

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