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Byron J. Knight
Also filed as: KNIGHT BYRON · KNIGHT BYRON J
88 granted patents·10 pending applications·857 citations·filing 2003–2025
99Inventor score
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98 records- 0198US11781811B2Apparatus for maintaining a controlled environmentGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 10, 2023·8 cites·20 claims
- 0298USD995815SCover for a trayGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Aug 15, 2023·26 cites·1 claims
- 0398USD958400SLidGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 19, 2022·4 cites·1 claims
- 0498USD952180SCartridgeGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2020·Granted May 17, 2022·4 cites·1 claims
- 0598US11136617B2Interlocking cap and vialGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Oct 5, 2021·4 cites·30 claims
- 0698US10889851B2Method for moving a processing vial between locations of an instrumentGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Jan 12, 2021·11 cites·30 claims
- 0798USD857883SReceptacleGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Aug 27, 2019·15 cites·1 claims
- 0898US9630179B2Fluid cartridgeGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 25, 2017·14 cites·22 claims
- 0998US9162228B2Interlocking cap and receptacle for automated processesGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 20, 2015·40 cites·30 claims
- 1098US8349564B2Method for continuous mode processing of the contents of multiple reaction receptacles in a real-time amplification assayGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 8, 2013·39 cites·4 claims
- 1198US8008066B2System for performing multi-formatted assaysGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 30, 2011·120 cites·40 claims
- 1297US11292003B2Method and apparatus for separating interlocked cap and receptacleGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 5, 2022·10 cites·13 claims
- 1397US10443935B2Apparatus for maintaining a controlled environmentGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 15, 2019·17 cites·18 claims
- 1497US10159981B2Plastic body configured for engagement with an automated receptacle transport mechanismGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Dec 25, 2018·15 cites·19 claims
- 1597US9248449B2Interlocking cap and receptacle with detent featureGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 2, 2016·32 cites·26 claims
- 1697US9011771B2Method and apparatus for effecting automated movement of a magnet in an instrument for performing a magnetic separation procedureHAGEN NORBERT D·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 21, 2015·23 cites·5 claims
- 1797US7964413B2Method for continuous mode processing of multiple reaction receptacles in a real-time amplification assayGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 21, 2011·72 cites·26 claims
- 1897US7897337B2Method for performing multi-formatted assaysGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 1, 2011·49 cites·32 claims
- 1996US11000851B2Reagent well having a retention feature for retaining a lyophilized reagentGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2017·Granted May 11, 2021·9 cites·13 claims
- 2096US10006862B2Continuous process for performing multiple nucleic acid amplification assaysGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 26, 2018·6 cites·25 claims
- 2196US8501461B2System for performing multi-formatted assaysKNIGHT BYRON J·Filed 2009·Granted Aug 6, 2013·31 cites·35 claims
- 2295US11279967B2System and method for conducting an assayGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2020·Granted Mar 22, 2022·2 cites·25 claims
- 2395US11179726B2Assemblies for storing sample processing consumables, sample processing instruments, and methodsGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 23, 2021·11 cites·17 claims
- 2495US9810622B2Sample testing systems and methods with automated cleaningGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 7, 2017·6 cites·24 claims
- 2595US7932081B2Signal measuring system for conducting real-time amplification assaysGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 26, 2011·23 cites·18 claims
- 2695US7910067B2Sample tube holderGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 22, 2011·71 cites·21 claims
- 2794US11035613B2Apparatus for maintaining a controlled environmentGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 15, 2021·6 cites·27 claims
- 2894US10478820B2Reagent well having a retention feature for retaining a lyophilized reagentGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 19, 2019·4 cites·18 claims
- 2994US9817011B2Method of using a multi-well trayGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 14, 2017·5 cites·16 claims
- 3094US9566582B2Multi-well trayGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 14, 2017·5 cites·15 claims
- 3194US7794659B2Signal measuring system having a movable signal measuring deviceGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 14, 2010·21 cites·13 claims
- 3293US9372156B2System for processing contents of a receptacle to detect an optical signal emitted by the contentsKNIGHT BYRON J·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 21, 2016·9 cites·20 claims
- 3392US11668525B2Apparatus for maintaining a controlled environmentGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 6, 2023·1 cites·12 claims
- 3492US8731712B2Method and apparatus for effecting transfer of reaction receptacles in an instrument for multi-step analytical proceduresHAGEN NORBERT D·Filed 2010·Granted May 20, 2014·42 cites·48 claims
- 3591US10065190B2Multi-well tray and rack thereforeGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 4, 2018·2 cites·20 claims
- 3691US9604185B2Apparatus for indexing and agitating fluid containersGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 28, 2017·13 cites·31 claims
- 3791US9117192B2Method for reading machine-readable labelsGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 25, 2015·9 cites·8 claims
- 3891US2024150823A1Apparatus for applying thermal energy to a receptacle and detecting an emission signal from the receptacleGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 3990US11009458B2Methods and devices employing thermoplastics from thepoly aryletherketone (PAEK) family of semi-crystalline thermoplastics for calibration and/or monitoring of optical measurementGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2019·Granted May 18, 2021·2 cites·9 claims
- 4090US2024035079A1Apparatus for applying thermal energy to a receptacle and detecting an emission signal from the receptacleGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 4188US10451550B2Methods and devices employing thermoplastics from the polyaryletherketone (PAEK) family of semi-crystalline thermoplastics for calibration and/or monitoring of optical measurement devicesGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 22, 2019·2 cites·14 claims
- 4287US11761026B2Diagnostic system and methodGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 19, 2023·0 cites·9 claims
- 4387US10668472B2Fluid receptaclesGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 2, 2020·4 cites·44 claims
- 4486USD1051368SReceptacleGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2021·Granted Nov 12, 2024·1 cites·1 claims
- 4586US10343127B2Evaporation-controlling container insertsGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 9, 2019·2 cites·18 claims
- 4685US12258458B2Compositions on plasma-treated surfacesGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2023·Granted Mar 25, 2025·0 cites·47 claims
- 4785US11746373B2Processing vial and capGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 5, 2023·0 cites·21 claims
- 4885US11434521B2Method for conducting an assayGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2022·Granted Sep 6, 2022·0 cites·28 claims
- 4985US9718059B2Multi-well tray and rack thereforGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Aug 1, 2017·3 cites·23 claims
- 5083US10799870B2Evaporation-limiting inserts for reagent containers and related methods of useGEN PROBE INC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 13, 2020·2 cites·43 claims
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