Mark Joseph Fanning
38Patents
17h-index
61Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 21, 1996 → Jun 21, 2018
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD508999S1 | Sample testing machine | General | 151 | Expired |
| US5762873A | Automatic sample testing machine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 134 | Expired |
| USD500363S1 | Sample holder | General | 94 | Expired |
| US5762874A | Drive system for test sample positioning system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 89 | Expired |
| US5798085A | Optical reader and sample card transport stations for biological sample testing machine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 70 | Expired |
| US6086824A | Automatic sample testing machine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 62 | Expired |
| US5869006A | Identification system for test sample cards in an analytical instrument | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 53 | Expired |
| US5853667A | Test sample positioning system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US5965090A | Vacuum loading of test sample cards in an analytical instrument | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 35 | Expired |
| US5897835A | Test sample holder device for test sample positioning system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Expired |
| US5736102A | Test sample positioning system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 30 | Expired |
| US5853666A | Optical reader and sample card transport stations for biological sample testing machine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 28 | Expired |
| US5888455A | Optical reader and sample card transport stations for biological sample testing machine | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Expired |
| US9567621B2 | Method for automated unloading of microbial detection apparatus | Physics | 21 | Active |
| US7601300B2 | Compact, integrated system for processing test samples | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 21 | Expired |
| US5856193A | Automatic sample testing method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 19 | Expired |
| US8709344B2 | System and method for agitation of multiple specimen containers | Physics | 18 | Active |
| US7578978B2 | Carrier for holding test samples | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 16 | Expired |
| US8969072B2 | Method for automated unloading of a microbial detection apparatus | Physics | 16 | Active |
| USD648035S1 | Instrument for analyzing specimen containers | General | 15 | Expired |
| US5798084A | Test sample positioning system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Expired |
| US9150900B2 | Automated transfer mechanism for microbial detection apparatus | Physics | 14 | Active |
| US8512636B2 | Compact, integrated system for processing test samples | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 13 | Active |
| USD652947S1 | Instrument for analyzing specimen containers | General | 13 | Expired |
| US7429355B2 | Sealer for test sample devices | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.