Thomas Schnelle
21Patents
10h-index
22Co-inventors
71Inventor score
Filing activity: Aug 23, 1996 → Aug 16, 2012
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6727451B1 | Method and device for manipulating microparticles in fluid flows | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 98 | Expired |
| US6056861A | Process and device for generating resonance phenomena in particle suspensions | Electricity | 53 | Expired |
| US6749736B1 | Electrode arrangement for the dielectrophoretic diversion of particles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 52 | Expired |
| US5948328A | Shaping of microparticles in electric-field cages | Performing Operations; Transporting | 45 | Expired |
| US6492175B1 | Microsystem for cell permeation and cell fusion | Chemistry; Metallurgy | 41 | Expired |
| US7738695B2 | Method and device for 3 dimensional imaging of suspended micro-objects providing high-resolution microscopy | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US6663757B1 | Method and device for the convective movement of liquids in microsystems | Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating | 16 | Expired |
| US8262883B2 | Methods and devices for separating particles in a liquid flow | Performing Operations; Transporting | 15 | Active |
| US6610188B1 | Electrode array for field cages | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US6991906B1 | Method and device for measuring, calibrating and using laser tweezers | Physics | 11 | Expired |
| US7070684B1 | Electrode arrangement for generating functional field barriers in microsystems | Performing Operations; Transporting | 10 | Expired |
| US7988841B2 | Treatment of biological samples using dielectrophoresis | Performing Operations; Transporting | 4 | Active |
| US7399395B2 | Method and device for generating microconvections | Performing Operations; Transporting | 3 | Expired |
| US6801311B1 | Process and device for the detection of microscopically small objects | Physics | 3 | Expired |
| US7455758B2 | Fluidic microsystem comprising field-forming passivation layers provided on microelectrodes | Performing Operations; Transporting | 2 | Expired |
| US9149813B2 | Methods and devices for separating particles in a liquid flow | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US7501233B2 | Method for measuring the vitality of cells | Physics | 1 | Expired |
| US7439075B2 | Method and device for withdrawing suspended microparticles from a fluidic microsystem | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 1 | Expired |
| US8128797B2 | Microfluidic system and corresponding operating method | Performing Operations; Transporting | 1 | Active |
| US7879214B2 | Method and device for collecting suspended particles | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US7276207B2 | Microsystem for the dielectric and optical manipulation of particles | Electricity | 0 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.