Inventor · Newark, CA, US

Michael T. Taylor

20Patents
16h-index
24Co-inventors
77Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 17, 1998 → Jun 12, 2015

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6071748A Light detection device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 274 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
US6982431B2 Sample analysis systems Physics 220 Expired
US6097025A Light detection device having an optical-path switching mechanism Physics 129 Expired
US6431476B1 Apparatus and method for rapid ultrasonic disruption of cells or viruses Performing Operations; Transporting 129 Expired
US9789481B2 Device for extracting nucleic acid from a sample Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 80 Active
US6783736B1 Cartridge for analyzing a fluid sample Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 69 Expired
US6739531B2 Apparatus and method for rapid disruption of cells or viruses Chemistry; Metallurgy 57 Expired
US6987018B2 Container for holding cells or viruses for disruption Performing Operations; Transporting 56 Expired
US6187267A Chemiluminescence detection device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 53 Expired
US9156032B2 Apparatus and method for analyzing fluid sample Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Active
US8268603B2 Apparatus and method for cell disruption Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Active
US8580559B2 Device for extracting nucleic acid from a sample Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 33 Active
US6313960A Optical filter holder assembly Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US8815521B2 Apparatus and method for cell disruption Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Active
US6576476B1 Chemiluminescence detection method and device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 12 Expired
US9943848B2 Apparatus and method for cell disruption Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active
US9001422B2 Slide handling system and techniques Physics 3 Active
US9073053B2 Apparatus and method for cell disruption Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active

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