Inventor · Berlin, DE

Torsten Müller

46Patents
11h-index
56Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 25, 1989 → Aug 28, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5454472A Method of continuously separating mixtures of microscopic dielectric particles and apparatus for carrying through this method Physics 188 Expired
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
US6113768A Ultraminiaturized surface structure with controllable adhesion Performing Operations; Transporting 51 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
US5925511A Cryopreserving and cryogenically processing biological objects Human Necessities 19 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
US7475916B2 Device and method for coupling lines to fluidic microsystems Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 12 Expired
US6848760B2 Drawer slide Performing Operations; Transporting 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
US6386659B1 Latchable drawer slide Human Necessities 10 Expired
US6860538B2 Slide rail for motor-vehicle seat Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Expired
US6801311B1 Process and device for the detection of microscopically small objects Physics 3 Expired
US7399395B2 Method and device for generating microconvections Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US7455758B2 Fluidic microsystem comprising field-forming passivation layers provided on microelectrodes Performing Operations; Transporting 2 Expired
US9901964B2 Device for cooling rolls Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Active
US9149813B2 Methods and devices for separating particles in a liquid flow Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US8128797B2 Microfluidic system and corresponding operating method Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US7439075B2 Method and device for withdrawing suspended microparticles from a fluidic microsystem Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 1 Expired
US7510685B2 Particle injector for a cell sorter Physics 1 Expired
US7501233B2 Method for measuring the vitality of cells Physics 1 Expired

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