Inventor · Pleasanton, CA, US

Neil Reginald Beer

23Patents
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18Co-inventors
56Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 26, 2006 → Jan 24, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8338166B2 Sorting, amplification, detection, and identification of nucleic acid subsequences in a complex mixture Performing Operations; Transporting 22 Active
US9011777B2 Monodisperse microdroplet generation and stopping without coalescence Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 7 Active
US9170028B1 Methods and compositions for rapid thermal cycling Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 6 Active
US8765455B2 Chip-based droplet sorting Physics 4 Active
US8720209B1 Solid state rapid thermocycling Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US8367976B2 Laser heating of aqueous samples on a micro-optical-electro-mechanical system Electricity 3 Active
US9939170B2 Methods and compositions for rapid thermal cycling Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 3 Active
US9170060B2 Rapid microfluidic thermal cycler for nucleic acid amplification Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 2 Active
US8189186B2 Signal enhancement using a switchable magnetic trap Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Active
US9313833B2 Microwave heating of aqueous samples on a micro-optical-electro-mechanical system Electricity 1 Active
US8815576B2 Chip-based sequencing nucleic acids Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US9822403B2 Chip-based droplet sorting Physics 1 Active
US10123380B2 Instantaneous in-line heating of samples on a monolithic microwave integrated circuit microfluidic device Electricity 1 Active
US9409177B2 Chip-based device for parallel sorting, amplification, detection, and identification of nucleic acid subsequences Chemistry; Metallurgy 0 Active
US8610032B2 Laser heating of aqueous samples on a micro-optical-electro-mechanical system Electricity 0 Active
US11987830B2 Cell-free protein synthesis systems Human Necessities 0 Active
US9422586B2 Method for genetic identification of unknown organisms Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US9266107B2 Monodisperse microdroplet generation and stopping without coalescence Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8084005B2 Multi-well sample plate cover penetration system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9174213B2 Passive chip-based droplet sorting Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9352502B2 Porous media heat transfer for injection molding Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US8969071B2 Passive chip-based droplet sorting Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8969767B2 Microwave heating of aqueous samples on a micro-optical-electro-mechanical system Electricity 0 Active

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