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ABATE ADAM R
US48 patents
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HARVARD COLLEGE
19 patentsUS9486757B2Nov 8, 2016
Scale-up of microfluidic devices
HARVARD COLLEGE135 citations98
US10874997B2Dec 29, 2020
Multiple emulsions created using jetting and other techniques
HARVARD COLLEGE73 citations94
US9839911B2Dec 12, 2017
Droplet creation techniques
HARVARD COLLEGE23 citations94
US10457977B2Oct 29, 2019
Particle-assisted nucleic acid sequencing
HARVARD COLLEGE6 citations84
US10029256B2Jul 24, 2018
Valves and other flow control in fluidic systems including microfluidic systems
HARVARD COLLEGE8 citations84
US10570361B2Feb 25, 2020
Acoustic waves in microfluidics
HARVARD COLLEGE4 citations83
US11358105B2Jun 14, 2022
Fluid injection
HARVARD COLLEGE3 citations73
US11000849B2May 11, 2021
Droplet creation techniques
HARVARD COLLEGE2 citations73
US10919008B2Feb 16, 2021
Fluid injection
HARVARD COLLEGE2 citations73
US10633701B2Apr 28, 2020
Systems and methods for nucleic acid sequencing
HARVARD COLLEGE4 citations73
US9475013B2Oct 25, 2016
Droplet formation using fluid breakup
HARVARD COLLEGE6 citations73
US11517864B2Dec 6, 2022
Scale-up of microfluidic devices
HARVARD COLLEGE1 citations72
US11229911B2Jan 25, 2022
Acoustic waves in microfluidics
HARVARD COLLEGE3 citations72
US10518230B2Dec 31, 2019
Scale-up of microfluidic devices
HARVARD COLLEGE1 citations72
US9573099B2Feb 21, 2017
Control of emulsions, including multiple emulsions
HARVARD COLLEGE3 citations72
US12121898B2Oct 22, 2024
Droplet creation techniques
HARVARD COLLEGE0 citations63
US12576401B2Mar 17, 2026
Acoustic waves in microfluidics
HARVARD COLLEGE0 citations62
US11724237B2Aug 15, 2023
Fluid injection
HARVARD COLLEGE0 citations62
US11389800B2Jul 19, 2022
Systems and methods for droplet production and/or fluidic manipulation
HARVARD COLLEGE1 citations57
UNIV CALIFORNIA
15 patentsUS10161007B2Dec 25, 2018
Methods and systems for detecting biological components
UNIV CALIFORNIA45 citations94
US10745762B2Aug 18, 2020
Method and system for synthesizing a target polynucleotide within a droplet
UNIV CALIFORNIA19 citations93
US11142791B2Oct 12, 2021
Combined multiple-displacement amplification and PCR in an emulsion microdroplet
UNIV CALIFORNIA8 citations84
US11001896B2May 11, 2021
System and method to synthesize a target molecule within a droplet
UNIV CALIFORNIA9 citations84
US11203787B2Dec 21, 2021
Methods and systems for detecting biological components
UNIV CALIFORNIA8 citations83
US11020736B2Jun 1, 2021
High definition microdroplet printer
UNIV CALIFORNIA7 citations82
US10434507B2Oct 8, 2019
High definition microdroplet printer
UNIV CALIFORNIA3 citations71
US11111519B2Sep 7, 2021
Sequencing of nucleic acids via barcoding in discrete entities
UNIV CALIFORNIA3 citations69
US10697007B2Jun 30, 2020
PCR-activated sorting (PAS)
UNIV CALIFORNIA2 citations69
US11891666B2Feb 6, 2024
Methods and systems for detecting biological components
UNIV CALIFORNIA0 citations61
US12448643B2Oct 21, 2025
Sequencing of nucleic acids via barcoding in discrete entities
UNIV CALIFORNIA0 citations59
US11732287B2Aug 22, 2023
Sequencing of nucleic acids via barcoding in discrete entities
UNIV CALIFORNIA0 citations59
US11312990B2Apr 26, 2022
PCR-activated sorting (PAS)
UNIV CALIFORNIA1 citations59
US12577605B2Mar 17, 2026
Printing droplets containing biological material
UNIV CALIFORNIA0 citations57
US12383900B2Aug 12, 2025
Platform for the deterministic assembly of microfluidic droplets
UNIV CALIFORNIA0 citations47
WEITZ DAVID A
6 patentsUS8748094B2Jun 10, 2014
Particle-assisted nucleic acid sequencing
WEITZ DAVID A139 citations99
US9797010B2Oct 24, 2017
Systems and methods for nucleic acid sequencing
WEITZ DAVID A20 citations92
US9056289B2Jun 16, 2015
Droplet creation techniques
WEITZ DAVID A18 citations92
US9695390B2Jul 4, 2017
Acoustic waves in microfluidics
WEITZ DAVID A12 citations91
US9757698B2Sep 12, 2017
Fluid injection
WEITZ DAVID A11 citations83
US8883291B2Nov 11, 2014
Metal oxide coating on surfaces
WEITZ DAVID A0 citations47