Inventor

Klaus W. Berndt

Inventor

Timonium, MD, US

Overview

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Patents

1988–2018

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 64 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 properties38%

C12MApparatus for enzymology or microbiology18%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests16%

C12QMeasuring or testing processes involving enzymes, nucleic acids or microorganisms8%

B01LChemical or physical laboratory apparatus for general use6%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification6%

B01FMixing, e.g. dissolving, emulsifying or dispersing2%

G01BMeasuring length, thickness or similar linear dimensions2%

G02BOptical elements, systems or apparatus2%

A63HToys, e.g. tops, dolls, hoops or building blocks1%

PatentTitleYear

9,970,868Nephelometry method and apparatus for determining the concentration of suspended particles in an array of sample containers2018 9,709,516'Impedance-based bacterial detection system'2017 9,605,294'Bacterial pre-concentration and detection technique'2017 9,304,141'Method and apparatus for determing dispense volume'2016 9,109,984'Method and apparatus for automated staining of biological materials'2015 8,600,142'Method and apparatus for automated staining of biological materials'2013 8,468,885'Dispense volume monitor for arrays'2013 7,643,134'Apparatus for performing optical measurements on blood culture bottles'2010 7,115,384'Automated microbiological testing apparatus and method therefor'2006 7,093,482'System and method for detecting particles'2006 6,990,852'System and method for detecting particles'2006 6,867,049'Method for obtaining increased particle concentration for optical examination'2005 6,826,949'Method and apparatus for guiding a liquid sample towards a sensing surface'2004 6,819,408'Method for obtaining a monolayer of desired particles in a liquid sample'2004 6,717,657'Apparatus for measuring the volume of individual red blood cells'2004 6,714,287'Apparatus for determining the volume of single red blood cells'2004 6,633,369'Method for measuring the volume of individual red blood cells'2003 6,633,368'Method for determining the volume of single red blood cells'2003 6,599,480'Apparatus for obtaining increased particle concentration for optical examination'2003 6,599,475'Apparatus for producing thin liquid samples for microscopic analysis'2003 6,555,387'Method for producing thin liquid samples for microscopic analysis'2003 6,544,793'Method for calibrating a sample analyzer'2003 6,515,724'Optical switch'2003 6,468,803'Method for calibrating a sample analyzer'2002 6,446,020'Method of calibrating the sample height in a sample analyzer'2002 6,372,485'Automated microbiological testing apparatus and method therefor'2002 6,358,475'Device for preparing thin liquid for microscopic analysis'2002 6,359,683'Method for determining the volume of particles suspended in liquids'2002 6,180,314'Method for preparing thin liquid samples for microscopic analysis'2001 6,096,272'Automated microbiological testing apparatus and methods therefor'2000 6,080,574'Composite optical blood culture sensor'2000 6,074,870'Optical blood culture sensor'2000 5,891,739'Multiple sample container'1999 5,869,329'Blood culture vial or bottle having an agitation paddle'1999 5,870,200'Apparatus for determining the thickness of an optical sample'1999 5,861,613'Circular bar code data analysis method'1999 5,817,508'Blood culture apparatus having an auto-unloading and sorting device'1998 5,817,507'Blood culture apparatus having a bell-shaped drum'1998 5,814,474'Direct identification of microorganisms in culture bottles'1998 5,781,303'Method for determining the thickness of an optical sample'1998 5,770,394'Method and apparatus for detecting bacteria using a blood culture froth'1998 5,770,440'Apparatus for the early detection of microorganisms'1998 5,705,384'Compact high-volume microorganism detection apparatus'1998 5,686,300'Fluorescence detector'1997 5,595,708'System for detecting bacterial growth in a plurality of culture vials'1997 5,593,854'Data analysis method for use with fluorescent bacterial sensors'1997 5,580,784'Data collection apparatus for use with chemical sensors'1996 5,518,923'Compact blood culture apparatus'1996 5,516,692'Compact blood culture apparatus'1996 5,504,337'Method and apparatus for performing phase fluorescence lifetime measurements in flow cytometry'1996 5,498,543'Sub-compact blood culture apparatus'1996 5,485,530'Method and apparatus for multi-dimensional phase fluorescence lifetime imaging'1996 5,482,842'Methods for detecting microorganisms in blood culture vials'1996 5,473,437'Methods and apparatus for detecting bacterial growth by spectrophotometric sampling of a fiber-optic array'1995 5,432,061'Method and apparatus for detecting microorganisms'1995 5,427,920'Methods and apparatus for detecting biological activities in a specimen'1995 5,422,720'Blood culture sensor station utilizing two distinct light sources'1995 5,397,709'System for detecting bacterial growth in a plurality of culture vials'1995 5,371,016'Detecting biological activities in culture vials'1994 5,310,658'Method and apparatus for detecting biological activities in a specimen'1994 5,293,210'Detection of bacteria in blood culture bottles by time-resolved light scattering and absorption measurement'1994 5,281,825'Phase fluorometry using a modulated electroluminescent lamp as a light source'1994 5,196,709'Fluorometry method and apparatus using a semiconductor laser diode as a light source'1993 4,738,648'Device with attachable toy building bricks'1988

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1988Patents assigned to BERNDT KLAUS (1)· patent assignee history

1993–1996Based in Baltimore, MD, US· patent location history

1994–2018Patents assigned to BECTON DICKINSON CO (57)· patent assignee history

1994–2000Based in Stewartstown, PA, US· patent location history

1996Patents assigned to LAKOWICZ JOSEPH R (2)· patent assignee history

1998–2006Based in Timonium, MD, US· patent location history

2003Based in Halle, DE· patent location history

2010–2018Based in Cockeysville, MD, US· patent location history

2013–2016Patents assigned to BERNDT KLAUS W (3)· patent assignee history

2013Patents assigned to BECKTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY (1)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
BECTON DICKINSON CO	57	1994–2018
BERNDT KLAUS Wself	3	2013–2016
LAKOWICZ JOSEPH R	2	1996
BECKTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY	1	2013
BERNDT KLAUSself	1	1988

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Timonium, Maryland, US	25	1998–2006
Stewartstown, Pennsylvania, US	25	1994–2000
Cockeysville, Maryland, US	8	2010–2018
Baltimore, Maryland, US	4	1993–1996
Halle, DE	1	2003