Inventor · Livermore, CA, US

Robert Shartle

33Patents
24h-index
33Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 1, 1991 → Oct 3, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6837988B2 Biological fluid sampling and analyte measurement devices and methods Human Necessities 353 Expired
US5912134A Disposable cartridge and method for an assay of a biological sample Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 348 Expired
US5547849A Apparatus and method for volumetric capillary cytometry Physics 331 Expired
US5230866A Capillary stop-flow junction having improved stability against accidental fluid flow Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 311 Expired
US6261519A Medical diagnostic device with enough-sample indicator Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 234 Expired
US6521182B1 Fluidic device for medical diagnostics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 217 Expired
US5627041A Disposable cartridge for an assay of a biological sample Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 215 Expired
US6488827B1 Capillary flow control in a medical diagnostic device Performing Operations; Transporting 182 Expired
US6084660A Initiation of an analytical measurement in blood Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 179 Expired
US6830934B1 Microdroplet dispensing for a medical diagnostic device Physics 156 Expired
US6872358B2 Test strip dispenser Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 151 Expired
US6875613B2 Biological fluid constituent sampling and measurement devices and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 143 Expired
US7050843B2 Electrically-conductive patterns for monitoring the filling of medical devices Physics 142 Expired
US6908593B1 Capillary flow control in a fluidic diagnostic device Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 135 Expired
US7361307B2 Biological fluid constituent sampling and measurement devices Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 130 Active
US6620310B1 Electrochemical coagulation assay and device Physics 128 Expired
US7022286B2 Fluidic device for medical diagnostics Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 125 Expired
US7548772B2 Electrically-conductive patterns for monitoring the filling of medical devices Physics 112 Expired
US5338427A Single use separation cartridge for a capillary electrophoresis instrument Physics 82 Expired
USD395708S Holder for receiving one covette General 45 Expired
USD347067S Analytical cartridge for testing biological fluids General 45 Expired
USD366938S Cartridge for processing laboratory samples General 40 Expired
USD391373S Cuvette for laboratory sample General 33 Expired
USD383852S Cartridge for aphoresis analysis General 32 Expired
USD382648S Holder for receiving two cuvettes General 19 Expired

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