Timothy Roy Hansen
24Patents
8h-index
59Co-inventors
78Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 15, 1997 → Oct 7, 2022
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6597450B1 | Automated Optical Reader for Nucleic Acid Assays | Physics | 241 | Expired |
| US6043880A | Automated optical reader for nucleic acid assays | Physics | 237 | Expired |
| US6672458B2 | System and method for manipulating magnetically responsive particles fluid samples to collect DNA or RNA from a sample | Physics | 129 | Expired |
| US8058078B2 | Device for automatically adjusting the bacterial inoculum level of a sample | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 17 | Active |
| US7901624B2 | Device for automatically adjusting the bacterial inoculum level of a sample | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 15 | Active |
| US10921336B2 | Automated method and system for obtaining and preparing microorganism sample for both identification and antibiotic susceptibility tests | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US8478445B2 | Device for automatically adjusting the bacterial inoculum level of a sample | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 11 | Active |
| US9381524B2 | System and method for automated sample preparation | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US9180448B2 | Method and apparatus for identification of bacteria | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US9075039B2 | Container and cap for a biological specimen | Human Necessities | 3 | Active |
| US9696328B2 | Automated system for isolating, amplifying and detecting a target nucleic acid sequence | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 2 | Active |
| US11385249B2 | Multiple carousel cartridge-based dispensing system and method | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US9970868B2 | Nephelometry method and apparatus for determining the concentration of suspended particles in an array of sample containers | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US10758211B2 | Container and cap for a biological specimen | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US10123785B2 | Container and cap for a biological specimen | Human Necessities | 0 | Active |
| US10294508B2 | Method and apparatus for identification of bacteria | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US11498065B2 | Positive dispense verification sensor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US11759776B2 | Positive dispense verification sensor | Performing Operations; Transporting | 0 | Active |
| US12399194B2 | Automated method and system for obtaining and preparing microorganism sample for both identification and antibiotic susceptibility tests | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US11371072B2 | Method and apparatus for identification of bacteria | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US10654666B2 | System with improved plate destacking | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US12038359B2 | Method for direct inoculation of a broth from a source suspension | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US12019086B2 | Multiple carousel cartridge-based dispensing system and method | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US9931644B2 | System and method for automated sample preparation | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.