Inventor · Ventura, CA, US

Marc Key

42Patents
15h-index
30Co-inventors
81Inventor score

Filing activity: May 14, 1987 → Feb 11, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5244787A Antigen retrieval in formalin-fixed tissues using microwave energy Physics 110 Expired
US7584019B2 Systems and methods for the automated pre-treatment and processing of biological samples Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 97 Expired
US7400983B2 Information notification sample processing system and methods of biological slide processing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 84 Expired
US7593787B2 Systems and methods for the automated pre-treatment and processing of biological samples Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 77 Active
US7850912B2 Method and apparatus for automated pre-treatment and processing of biological samples Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 69 Active
US7875245B2 Method and apparatus for automated pre-treatment and processing of biological samples Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Active
US7867443B2 Method and apparatus for automated pre-treatment and processing of biological samples Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Active
US4975377A Cell growth chambers and method of use thereof Chemistry; Metallurgy 34 Expired
US7603201B2 Systems and methods for the automated pre-treatment and processing of biological samples Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US7648678B2 Method and system for pretreatment of tissue slides Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 24 Expired
US8394635B2 Enhanced scheduling sample processing system and methods of biological slide processing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US8257968B2 Method and apparatus for automatic staining of tissue samples Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Active
US8386195B2 Information notification sample processing system and methods of biological slide processing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US8283176B2 Method of pre-treatment and staining of a biological sample and device for support of a biological sample and methods of using such device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Active
US7960178B2 Enhanced scheduling sample processing system and methods of biological slide processing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US7937228B2 Information notification sample processing system and methods of biological slide processing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US8529836B2 Apparatus for automated processing biological samples Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US8673642B2 Enhanced scheduling sample processing system and methods of biological slide processing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US8216512B2 Apparatus for automated processing biological samples Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Active
US8784735B2 Apparatus for automated processing biological samples Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Active
US8298815B2 Systems and methods of sample processing and temperature control Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 10 Expired
US8663978B2 Method and apparatus for automatic staining of tissue samples Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US6727072B2 EGF-r detection kit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Expired
US8788217B2 Information notification sample processing system and methods of biological slide processing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US9778273B2 Isolated communication sample processing system and methods of biological slide processing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active

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