Inventor

Michael R. Knapp

Inventor

Redwood City, CA, US

Overview

1990–2020

Patent span

Performing operations

Primary field (CPC B)

Patents· 52 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

B01Lprimary

B01LChemical or physical laboratory apparatus for general use17%

G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties15%

C12QMeasuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms13%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification11%

B01FMixing, e.g. dissolving, emulsifying or dispersing11%

B01JChemical or physical processes, e.g. catalysis or colloid chemistry9%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests6%

F04BPositive-displacement machines for liquids4%

H02NElectric machines not otherwise provided for4%

C07HSugars3%

PatentTitleYear

10,871,460Method and apparatus for generating thermal melting curves in a microfluidic device2020 10,428,377Methods of detecting low copy nucleic acids2019 10,138,517Manipulation of microparticles in microfluidic systems2018 9,983,155Method and apparatus for generating thermal melting curves in a microfluidic device2018 9,670,541'Manipulation of microparticles in microfluidic systems'2017 9,376,718'Method and apparatus for generating thermal melting curves in a microfluidic device'2016 9,101,928'Manipulation of microparticles in microfluidic systems'2015 8,900,811'Method and apparatus for generating thermal melting curves in a microfluidic device'2014 8,697,362'Methods of detecting low copy nucleic acids'2014 8,275,554'System for differentiating the lengths of nucleic acids of interest in a sample'2012 7,645,581'Determining nucleic acid fragmentation status by coincident detection of two labeled probes'2010 7,585,466'Automatic genotype determination'2009 7,566,538'Sequencing by incorporation'2009 7,344,865'Sequencing by incorporation'2008 7,238,323'Microfluidic sequencing systems'2007 7,105,300'Sequencing by incorporation'2006 7,001,496'Electropipettor and compensation means for electrophoretic bias'2006 6,849,411'Microfluidic sequencing methods'2005 6,787,088'Controlled fluid transport in microfabricated polymeric substrates'2004 6,670,133'Microfluidic device for sequencing by hybridization'2003 6,632,655'Manipulation of microparticles in microfluidic systems'2003 6,613,513'Sequencing by incorporation'2003 6,547,942'Electropipettor and compensation means for electrophoretic bias'2003 6,537,748'Reagent for nucleic acid typing by primer extension'2003 6,514,399'Controlled fluid transport in microfabricated polymeric substrates'2003 6,482,364'Microfluidic systems including pipettor elements'2002 6,447,661'External material accession systems and methods'2002 6,444,461'Microfluidic devices and methods for separation'2002 6,440,722'Microfluidic devices and methods for optimizing reactions'2002 6,409,900'Controlled fluid transport in microfabricated polymeric substrates'2002 6,406,893'Microfluidic methods for non-thermal nucleic acid manipulations'2002 6,403,338'Microfluidic systems and methods of genotyping'2002 6,391,622'Closed-loop biochemical analyzers'2002 6,287,520'Electropipettor and compensation means for electrophoretic bias'2001 6,238,538'Controlled fluid transport in microfabricated polymeric substrates'2001 6,235,471'Closed-loop biochemical analyzers'2001 6,156,181'Controlled fluid transport microfabricated polymeric substrates'2000 6,080,295'Electropipettor and compensation means for electrophoretic bias'2000 6,042,709'Microfluidic sampling system and methods'2000 6,004,744'Method for determining nucleotide identity through extension of immobilized primer'1999 5,972,187'Electropipettor and compensation means for electrophoretic bias'1999 5,958,203'Electropipettor and compensation means for electrophoretic bias'1999 5,888,819'Method for determining nucleotide identity through primer extension'1999 5,885,470'Controlled fluid transport in microfabricated polymeric substrates'1999 5,880,071'Electropipettor and compensation means for electrophoretic bias'1999 5,779,868'Electropipettor and compensation means for electrophoretic bias'1998 5,762,876'Automatic genotype determination'1998 5,610,287'Method for immobilizing nucleic acid molecules'1997 5,595,870'Identifying nucleic acids by restriction digestion and hybridization with random or pseudorandom oligonucleotides'1997 5,518,900'Method for generating single-stranded DNA molecules'1996 5,037,744'Process for the microbiological preparation of human serum albumin'1991 4,914,027'Process for the microbiological preparation of human serum albumin'1990

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1990–1991Based in Paris, FR· patent location history

1996–1999Patents assigned to MOLECULAR TOOL INC (5)· patent assignee history

1996–2009Based in Baltimore, MD, US· patent location history

1998–2003Patents assigned to CALIPER TECHN CORP (23)· patent assignee history

1998–2002Based in Aptos, CA, US· patent location history

1999–2016Based in Redwood City, CA, US· patent location history

2005–2019Patents assigned to CALIPER LIFE SCIENCES INC (15)· patent assignee history

2010–2020Based in Palo Alto, CA, US· patent location history

2012–2016Patents assigned to KNAPP MICHAEL R (5)· patent assignee history

2014–2018Patents assigned to CANON US LIFE SCIENCES INC (3)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
CALIPER TECHN CORP	23	1998–2003
CALIPER LIFE SCIENCES INC	15	2005–2019
KNAPP MICHAEL Rself	5	2012–2016
MOLECULAR TOOL INC	5	1996–1999
CANON US LIFE SCIENCES INC	3	2014–2018

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Redwood City, California, US	26	1999–2016
Palo Alto, California, US	10	2010–2020
Baltimore, Maryland, US	7	1996–2009
Aptos, California, US	5	1998–2002
Paris, FR	2	1990–1991