Inventor
Byron J. Knight
Inventor
San Diego, CA, US
Overview
Patents· 52 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G01Nprimary
G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties21%
B01LChemical or physical laboratory apparatus for general use18%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification13%
C12QMeasuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms12%
B65DContainers for storage or transport of articles or materials, e.g. bags, barrels, bottles, boxes, cans, cartons, crates, drums, jars, tanks, hoppers, forwarding containers8%
B65BMachines, apparatus or devices for, or methods of, packaging articles or materials8%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests5%
B01FMixing, e.g. dissolving, emulsifying or dispersing2%
B03CMagnetic or electrostatic separation of solid materials from solid materials or fluids2%
B25JManipulators2%
PatentTitleYear
D0927685Receptacle202111,035,613Apparatus for maintaining a controlled environment202111,009,458Methods and devices employing thermoplastics from thepoly aryletherketone (PAEK) family of semi-crystalline thermoplastics for calibration and/or monitoring of optical measurement202111,000,851Reagent well having a retention feature for retaining a lyophilized reagent202110,969,336Optical signal detection module202110,889,851Method for moving a processing vial between locations of an instrument202110,829,810Compositions on plasma-treated surfaces202010,799,870Evaporation-limiting inserts for reagent containers and related methods of use202010,668,472Fluid receptacles202010,654,041Reagent wells containing lyophilized reagents202010,656,077Sample testing methods with automated cleaning202010,478,820Reagent well having a retention feature for retaining a lyophilized reagent201910,449,501Evaporation-controlling container inserts201910,451,550Methods and devices employing thermoplastics from the polyaryletherketone (PAEK) family of semi-crystalline thermoplastics for calibration and/or monitoring of optical measurement devices201910,443,935Apparatus for maintaining a controlled environment2019D0857883Receptacle201910,343,127Evaporation-controlling container inserts201910,159,981Plastic body configured for engagement with an automated receptacle transport mechanism201810,065,190Multi-well tray and rack therefore201810,006,862Continuous process for performing multiple nucleic acid amplification assays20189,962,705Method and apparatus for effecting automated movement of a magnet in an instrument for performing a magnetic separation procedure20189,817,011'Method of using a multi-well tray'20179,810,622'Sample testing systems and methods with automated cleaning'20179,726,607'Systems and methods for detecting multiple optical signals'20179,724,693'Method and apparatus for effecting automated movement of a magnet in an instrument for performing a magnetic separation procedure'20179,718,059'Multi-well tray and rack therefor'20179,630,179'Fluid cartridge'20179,604,185'Apparatus for indexing and agitating fluid containers'20179,566,582'Multi-well tray'20179,527,080'Fluid cartridge'20169,446,911'Apparatus for transferring reaction receptacles between a plurality of receptacle-receiving structures'20169,393,565'Method and apparatus for effecting automated movement of a magnet in an instrument for performing a magnetic separation procedure'20169,372,156'System for processing contents of a receptacle to detect an optical signal emitted by the contents'20169,248,449'Interlocking cap and receptacle with detent feature'20169,162,228'Interlocking cap and receptacle for automated processes'20159,117,192'Method for reading machine-readable labels'20159,046,507'Method, system and apparatus for incorporating capacitive proximity sensing in an automated fluid transfer procedure'20159,011,771'Method and apparatus for effecting automated movement of a magnet in an instrument for performing a magnetic separation procedure'20158,939,364'Contamination control for liquid handling'20158,731,712'Method and apparatus for effecting transfer of reaction receptacles in an instrument for multi-step analytical procedures'20148,663,922'Systems and methods for detecting multiple optical signals'20148,501,461'System for performing multi-formatted assays'20138,349,564'Method for continuous mode processing of the contents of multiple reaction receptacles in a real-time amplification assay'20138,008,066'System for performing multi-formatted assays'20117,964,413'Method for continuous mode processing of multiple reaction receptacles in a real-time amplification assay'20117,932,081'Signal measuring system for conducting real-time amplification assays'20117,910,067'Sample tube holder'20117,897,337'Method for performing multi-formatted assays'20117,794,659'Signal measuring system having a movable signal measuring device'20107,763,467'Drip shield'2010D0520352'Clamp'2006D0519024'Clamp'2006Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
2006–2021Patents assigned to GEN PROBE INC (52)· patent assignee history
2006–2021Based in San Diego, CA, US· patent location history
2013–2016Patents assigned to KNIGHT BYRON J (8)· patent assignee history
2013–2014Patents assigned to LI HAITAO (3)· patent assignee history
2014–2015Patents assigned to OPALSKY DAVID (4)· patent assignee history
2014–2015Patents assigned to HAGEN NORBERT D (3)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| GEN PROBE INC | 52 | 2006–2021 |
| KNIGHT BYRON Jself | 8 | 2013–2016 |
| OPALSKY DAVID | 4 | 2014–2015 |
| HAGEN NORBERT D | 3 | 2014–2015 |
| LI HAITAO | 3 | 2013–2014 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego, California, US | 52 | 2006–2021 |