Inventor · San Diego, CA, US

Mitchell Mutz

38Patents
16h-index
15Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 1, 2000 → Feb 20, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6849423B2 Focused acoustics for detection and sorting of fluid volumes Physics 52 Expired
US6932097B2 Acoustic control of the composition and/or volume of fluid in a reservoir Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Expired
US6938995B2 Acoustic assessment of fluids in a plurality of reservoirs Physics 37 Expired
US6666541B2 Acoustic ejection of fluids from a plurality of reservoirs Chemistry; Metallurgy 36 Expired
US6710335B2 Acoustic sample introduction for analysis and/or processing Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US6548308B2 Focused acoustic energy method and device for generating droplets of immiscible fluids Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
US6802593B2 Acoustic ejection of fluids from a plurality of reservoirs Chemistry; Metallurgy 31 Expired
US6809315B2 Method and system using acoustic ejection for preparing and analyzing a cellular sample surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
US6707038B2 Method and system using acoustic ejection for selective fluid deposition on a nonuniform sample surface Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US6603118B2 Acoustic sample introduction for mass spectrometric analysis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US7090333B2 Focused acoustic energy in the preparation of peptide arrays Chemistry; Metallurgy 24 Expired
US6855925B2 Methods, devices, and systems using acoustic ejection for depositing fluid droplets on a sample surface for analysis Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US6893836B2 Spatially directed ejection of cells from a carrier fluid Physics 21 Expired
US6808934B2 High-throughput biomolecular crystallization and biomolecular crystal screening Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US6612686B2 Focused acoustic energy in the preparation and screening of combinatorial libraries Chemistry; Metallurgy 19 Expired
US7405395B2 Acoustic ejection into small openings Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US7354141B2 Acoustic assessment of characteristics of a fluid relevant to acoustic ejection Physics 16 Expired
US6991917B2 Spatially directed ejection of cells from a carrier fluid Physics 15 Expired
US6642061B2 Use of immiscible fluids in droplet ejection through application of focused acoustic energy Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US7900505B2 Acoustic assessment of fluids in a plurality of reservoirs Physics 13 Active
US8453507B2 Acoustic assessment of characteristics of a fluid relevant to acoustic ejection Physics 8 Active
US6358699B1 Assay for asymmetrical NG, NG dimethyl-l-arginine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 8 Expired
US10112212B1 Droplet ejection using focused acoustic radiation having a plurality of frequency ranges Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US7405072B2 Acoustic radiation for ejecting and monitoring pathogenic fluids Chemistry; Metallurgy 6 Expired
US6746104B2 Method for generating molecular arrays on porous surfaces Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Expired

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