Inventor · Yorba Linda, CA, US

Robert K. Neeper

27Patents
10h-index
18Co-inventors
72Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 10, 1980 → Jun 30, 2020

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7635246B2 Device and method for retrieving or replacing a tray within a storage compartment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 80 Active
US4322216A Method and apparatus for positioning cars in a sample handling apparatus Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 51 Expired
US8252232B2 Automated system for storing, retrieving and managing sample Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US6306975A Radiation-grafted solid supports for chemical synthesis Physics 21 Expired
US7421831B2 System and method for simultaneous capping/de-capping of storage containers in an array Physics 17 Active
US7648321B2 System and method for partitioning a temperature controlled compartment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Active
US8083994B2 System and method for selectively extracting individual vials from an array of vials within a rack Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Active
US4409530A Method and apparatus for stepper motor position control Physics 14 Expired
US7596251B2 Automated sample analysis system and method Physics 13 Active
USD480815S1 Card carrying an array of compounds General 13 Expired
US11175298B2 Automated system for storing, retrieving and managing samples Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US7793842B2 Device and method for reading bar codes on an object Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Active
US8439414B2 Gripper apparatus and method for containers of different sizes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 6 Active
US8910985B2 Gripper apparatus and method for containers of different sizes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US9702887B2 Automated system for storing, retrieving and managing samples Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US10168344B2 Drive assembly for robotic conveyor system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US7975746B2 Device and method for removing a peelable seal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 4 Active
US8636459B2 Automated storage system for high density storage Physics 3 Active
US10697987B2 Automated system for storing, retrieving and managing samples Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
USD480404S1 Casting mold and handling frame for an assay matrix General 1 Expired
US9791466B2 Method and device for compensation for dimensional variations in low temperature sample group holders Physics 1 Active
US9630775B2 Sample selector Physics 0 Active
US8764934B2 Device and method for removing a peelable seal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9895695B2 Device and method for removing a peelable seal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US10739365B2 Method and device for compensation for dimensional variations in low temperature sample group holders Physics 0 Active

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