Inventor

Eugene Tu

Inventor

San Diego, CA, US

Overview

1997–2019

Patent span

Chemistry

Primary field (CPC C)

Patents· 57 as inventor

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

C12Qprimary

C12QMeasuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms10%

G01NInvestigating or analysing materials by determining their chemical or physical properties9%

B01LChemical or physical laboratory apparatus for general use8%

B01JChemical or physical processes, e.g. catalysis or colloid chemistry6%

B82YSpecific uses or applications of nanostructures6%

C40BCombinatorial chemistry5%

G11CStatic stores5%

H10WGeneric packages, interconnections, connectors or other constructional details of devices covered by class h105%

C12NMicroorganisms or enzymes4%

B03CMagnetic or electrostatic separation of solid materials from solid materials or fluids4%

PatentTitleYear

10,443,098Method and system for sequencing nucleic acids2019 10,415,029Allele-specific capture of nucleic acids2019 10,253,352Methods for determining sequence profiles2019 10,246,744Method and system for sequencing nucleic acids2019 10,077,470Nucleic acid sequencing methods and systems2018 10,006,083Nucleic acid sample preparation2018 9,827,565Nucleic acid sample preparation2017 9,499,812'Nucleic acid sample preparation'2016 9,234,867'Electrochemical nanosensors for biomolecule detection'2016 9,206,416'Nucleic acid sample preparation'2015 9,103,775'Nano-electronic sensors for chemical and biological analytes, including capacitance and bio-membrane devices'2015 9,034,579'Nucleic acid sample preparation'2015 9,034,578'Nucleic acid sample preparation'2015 9,005,941'Nucleic acid sample preparation'2015 8,969,059'Nucleic acid sample preparation'2015 8,932,815'Nucleic acid sample preparation'2015 8,877,470'Nucleic acid sample preparation'2014 8,871,481'Nucleic acid sample preparation'2014 8,815,554'Nucleic acid sample preparation'2014 8,815,555'Nucleic acid sample preparation'2014 8,698,031'Separation and manipulation of a chiral object'2014 8,691,164'Cell sorting system and methods'2014 8,603,791'Nucleic acid sample preparation'2013 8,425,745'Electrochemical nanosensors for biomolecule detection'2013 8,426,209'Methods and apparatus for sorting cells using an optical switch in a microfluidic channel network'2013 8,389,212'Method for the electronic analysis of a sample oligonucleotide sequence'2013 8,313,940'Self-addressable self-assembling microelectronic systems and devices for molecular biological analysis and diagnostics'2012 8,154,093'Nano-electronic sensors for chemical and biological analytes, including capacitance and bio-membrane devices'2012 8,114,589'Self-addressable self-assembling microelectronic integrated systems, component devices, mechanisms, methods, and procedures for molecular biological analysis and diagnostics'2012 7,947,486'Self-addressable self-assembling microelectronic systems and devices for molecular biological analysis and diagnostics'2011 7,935,906'Separation and manipulation of a chiral object'2011 7,829,272'Viral detection liposomes and method'2010 7,745,221'Methods and apparatus for sorting cells using an optical switch in a microfluidic channel network'2010 7,314,708'Method and apparatus for electronic synthesis of molecular structures'2008 7,300,757'Electronic systems and component devices for macroscopic and microscopic molecular biological reaction, analyses, and diagnostics'2007 7,172,864'Methods for electronically-controlled enzymatic reactions'2007 7,101,661'Apparatus for active programmable matrix devices'2006 6,833,542'Method for sorting particles'2004 6,815,664'Method for separation of particles'2004 6,784,420'Method of separating particles using an optical gradient'2004 6,780,584'Electronic systems and component devices for macroscopic and microscopic molecular biological reactions, analyses and diagnostics'2004 6,753,148'Methods and apparatus for detecting variants utilizing base stacking'2004 6,744,038'Methods of separating particles using an optical gradient'2004 6,582,660'Control system for active programmable electronic microbiology system'2003 6,518,022'Method for enhancing the hybridization efficiency of target nucleic acids using a self-addressable, self-assembling microelectronic device'2003 6,395,493'Methods and apparatus for determination of length polymorphisms in DNA'2002 6,385,080'DNA optical storage device using Forster energy transfer mechanism'2002 6,238,624'Methods for transport in molecular biological analysis and diagnostics'2001 6,207,373'Methods for determining nature of repeat units in DNA'2001 6,067,246'Method for writing data to and reading multiple bit data words from a DNA optical storage device'2000 6,051,380'Methods and procedures for molecular biological analysis and diagnostics'2000 6,048,690'Methods for electronic fluorescent perturbation for analysis and electronic perturbation catalysis for synthesis'2000 5,929,208'Methods for electronic synthesis of polymers'1999 5,835,404'DNA optical storage device utilizing non-radiative energy transfer'1998 5,787,032'Deoxyribonucleic acid(DNA) optical storage using non-radiative energy transfer between a donor group, an acceptor group and a quencher group'1998 5,632,957'Molecular biological diagnostic systems including electrodes'1997 5,605,662'Active programmable electronic devices for molecular biological analysis and diagnostics'1997

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1997–2008Patents assigned to NANOGEN INC (19)· patent assignee history

1997–2019Based in San Diego, CA, US· patent location history

2011–2013Patents assigned to GAMIDA FOR LIFE B V (4)· patent assignee history

2012–2015Patents assigned to TU EUGENE (9)· patent assignee history

2013–2015Patents assigned to BIOLOG DYNAMICS INC (11)· patent assignee history

2018–2019Patents assigned to OMNIOME INC (5)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
NANOGEN INC	19	1997–2008
BIOLOG DYNAMICS INC	11	2013–2015
TU EUGENEself	9	2012–2015
OMNIOME INC	5	2018–2019
GAMIDA FOR LIFE B V	4	2011–2013

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
San Diego, California, US	57	1997–2019