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TECAN TRADING AG
CH·197 granted patents·48 pending applications·2,738 citations·filing 1999–2025
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245 records- 0198US6527432B2Bidirectional flow centrifugal microfluidic devicesTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 4, 2003·144 cites·27 claims
- 0297US6709869B2Devices and methods for using centripetal acceleration to drive fluid movement in a microfluidics systemTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 23, 2004·219 cites·14 claims
- 0397US6706519B1Devices and methods for the performance of miniaturized in vitro amplification assaysTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 16, 2004·314 cites·30 claims
- 0497US6582662B1Devices and methods for the performance of miniaturized homogeneous assaysTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 24, 2003·145 cites·40 claims
- 0596US6953550B2Affinity binding-based system for detecting particulates in a fluidTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 11, 2005·78 cites·4 claims
- 0696US6656430B2Affinity binding-based system for detecting particulates in a fluidTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 2, 2003·84 cites·39 claims
- 0796US6319468B1Affinity binding-based system for detecting particulates in a fluidTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 20, 2001·85 cites·29 claims
- 0895US6548788B2Devices and methods for using centripetal acceleration to drive fluid movement in a microfluidics systemTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 15, 2003·91 cites·8 claims
- 0993US8936708B2Manipulating the size of liquid droplets in digital microfluidicsTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 20, 2015·39 cites·21 claims
- 1093US6632399B1Devices and methods for using centripetal acceleration to drive fluid movement in a microfluidics system for performing biological fluid assaysTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 14, 2003·242 cites·16 claims
- 1193US6458324B1Receiving device and receiving means, transfer device, and workstation and method for their operationTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 1, 2002·108 cites·14 claims
- 1292US9993824B2Microplate reader with lid lifter for microplatesTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 12, 2018·8 cites·10 claims
- 1392US9435765B2Cartridge and system for manipulating samples in liquid dropletsTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 6, 2016·31 cites·23 claims
- 1492US6869571B2Device for aspirating and dispensing liquid samplesTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 22, 2005·61 cites·35 claims
- 1592US6399361B2Devices and methods for using centripetal acceleration to drive fluid movement in a microfluidics systemTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 4, 2002·59 cites·5 claims
- 1690US10357773B2Cartridge, kit and method for manipulating liquids having biological samplesTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 23, 2019·3 cites·21 claims
- 1790US9377439B2Disposable cartridge for microfluidics systemTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 28, 2016·29 cites·32 claims
- 1890US8912007B2Optical measuring apparatus and method for the analysis of samples contained in liquid dropsTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 16, 2014·18 cites·22 claims
- 1989US2025367654A1Tip cupTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2088US11958051B2Method for reducing liquid evaporation from wells of a microplateTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2020·Granted Apr 16, 2024·3 cites·8 claims
- 2188US7332326B1Centripetally-motivated microfluidics system for performing in vitro hybridization and amplification of nucleic acidsTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 19, 2008·44 cites·48 claims
- 2288US6818435B2Microfluidics devices and methods for performing cell based assaysTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 16, 2004·67 cites·26 claims
- 2387US7575937B2Device and method for disposing pipette syringes in a system used for manipulating liquid samplesTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 18, 2009·21 cites·16 claims
- 2486US10841507B2Imaging a well of a microplateTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 17, 2020·13 cites·18 claims
- 2586US9578959B2Laboratory table having tabletop elementsTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 28, 2017·7 cites·36 claims
- 2686US7727476B2Device for aspirating and dispensing liquid samplesTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 1, 2010·17 cites·14 claims
- 2786US2026008045A1Pipette Tip Extension, Pipette Tip, Assembly of Pipette Tip and Pipette Tip Extension, and Method of UseTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 2884US11878304B2Receiving frame for receiving a support plate for pipette tipsTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2021·Granted Jan 23, 2024·1 cites·15 claims
- 2984US9915631B2Disposable cartridge for microfluidics systemTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 13, 2018·10 cites·48 claims
- 3084US6719682B2Electronic spindle for using centripetal acceleration to drive fluid movement in a microfluidics systemTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2003·Granted Apr 13, 2004·25 cites·1 claims
- 3183US9029101B2Microplate reader with lid lifter for microplatesTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2013·Granted May 12, 2015·5 cites·13 claims
- 3283US6368872B1Apparatus and method for chemical processingTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 9, 2002·56 cites·21 claims
- 3382US12415180B2Tip cupTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 16, 2025·1 cites·8 claims
- 3482US11471876B2Pipetting apparatus with a pipette tube and method for detecting a liquid within an intermediate section of a pipette tubeTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 18, 2022·2 cites·12 claims
- 3582US7479391B2Pipetting apparatus with integrated liquid level and/or gas bubble detectionTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 20, 2009·27 cites·12 claims
- 3681US11311872B2Pipetting device comprising a fluid volume sensor and fluid processing systemTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 26, 2022·1 cites·17 claims
- 3781US11161108B2Pipetting device, fluid processing system and method for operating a fluid processing systemTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 2, 2021·1 cites·19 claims
- 3881US9545631B2Cartridge, kit and method for processing biological samples and manipulating liquids having biological samplesTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 17, 2017·2 cites·20 claims
- 3981US8551788B2Method for selecting pipetting parameters for a liquidTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 8, 2013·7 cites·24 claims
- 4081US7964160B2Pipetting apparatus with a computer program product and a method for accepting or rejecting pipetted liquid samplesTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 21, 2011·26 cites·10 claims
- 4181US7746229B2Device and method for identifying, locating and tracking objects on laboratory equipmentTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 29, 2010·13 cites·19 claims
- 4281US7473897B2System, method, and computer program for conducting optical transmission measurements and evaluating determined measuring variablesTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 6, 2009·38 cites·20 claims
- 4380US11747357B2Virtual pipettingTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2019·Granted Sep 5, 2023·3 cites·15 claims
- 4480US10967341B2Mixing deviceTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 6, 2021·5 cites·17 claims
- 4580US10940592B2Transport tool for transporting a laboratory articleTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 9, 2021·1 cites·18 claims
- 4679US11167424B2Transport tool for transporting a laboratory articleTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 9, 2021·1 cites·8 claims
- 4779US8357544B2Method for selecting pipetting parameters for a liquidTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 22, 2013·9 cites·21 claims
- 4879US7988934B2Carrier for positioning objects in relation to laboratory articlesTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 2, 2011·16 cites·15 claims
- 4979US6824024B2Device for the take-up and/or release of liquid samplesTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 30, 2004·37 cites·24 claims
- 5078US11666914B2Cartridge, electrowetting sample processing system and bead manipulation methodTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 6, 2023·2 cites·25 claims
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