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M. Allen Northrup
Also filed as: NORTHRUP M ALLEN
48 granted patents·5 pending applications·9,552 citations·filing 1991–2021
99Inventor score
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53 records- 0199US7914994B2Method for separating an analyte from a sampleCEPHEID·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 29, 2011·89 cites·25 claims
- 0299US6893879B2Method for separating analyte from a sampleCEPHEID·Filed 2001·Granted May 17, 2005·402 cites·86 claims
- 0399US6664104B2Device incorporating a microfluidic chip for separating analyte from a sampleCEPHEID·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 16, 2003·472 cites·104 claims
- 0499US6440725B1Integrated fluid manipulation cartridgeCEPHEID·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 27, 2002·777 cites·73 claims
- 0599US6391541B1Apparatus for analyzing a fluid sampleFiled 2000·Granted May 21, 2002·380 cites·24 claims
- 0699US6368871B1Non-planar microstructures for manipulation of fluid samplesCEPHEID·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 9, 2002·667 cites·22 claims
- 0798US8592157B2Method for separating an analyte from a samplePETERSEN KURT E·Filed 2012·Granted Nov 26, 2013·69 cites·29 claims
- 0898US8247176B2Method for separating an analyte from a samplePETERSEN KURT E·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 21, 2012·75 cites·13 claims
- 0998US7569346B2Method for separating analyte from a sampleCEPHEID·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 4, 2009·90 cites·18 claims
- 1098US6940598B2Multi-channel optical detection systemCEPHEID·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 6, 2005·132 cites·35 claims
- 1198US6887693B2Device and method for lysing cells, spores, or microorganismsCEPHEID·Filed 2001·Granted May 3, 2005·232 cites·25 claims
- 1298US6881541B2Method for analyzing a fluid sampleCEPHEID·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 19, 2005·296 cites·16 claims
- 1398US6369893B1Multi-channel optical detection systemCEPHEID·Filed 1999·Granted Apr 9, 2002·331 cites·54 claims
- 1498US5674742AMicrofabricated reactorUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 7, 1997·408 cites·4 claims
- 1598US5646039AMicrofabricated reactorUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1995·Granted Jul 8, 1997·292 cites·6 claims
- 1698US5639423AMicrofabricated reactorUNIV CALFORNIA·Filed 1992·Granted Jun 17, 1997·603 cites·90 claims
- 1797US9789481B2Device for extracting nucleic acid from a samplePETERSEN KURT E·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 17, 2017·75 cites·20 claims
- 1897US8029733B2Thermal cycler with optical detectorCEPHEID·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 4, 2011·35 cites·24 claims
- 1997US6565815B1Heat exchanging, optically interrogated chemical reaction assemblyCEPHEID·Filed 1998·Granted May 20, 2003·208 cites·60 claims
- 2097US5589136ASilicon-based sleeve devices for chemical reactionsUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 31, 1996·714 cites·22 claims
- 2196US7135144B2Method for the manipulation of a fluid sampleCEPHEID·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 14, 2006·189 cites·33 claims
- 2295US5882496APorous silicon structures with high surface area/specific pore sizeUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1997·Granted Mar 16, 1999·160 cites·23 claims
- 2395US5475487AAqueous carrier waveguide in a flow cytometerUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1994·Granted Dec 12, 1995·128 cites·18 claims
- 2494US8580559B2Device for extracting nucleic acid from a samplePETERSEN KURT E·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 12, 2013·33 cites·16 claims
- 2594US6602473B1Temperature control apparatusUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 5, 2003·51 cites·46 claims
- 2694US6524532B1Microfabricated sleeve devices for chemical reactionsUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 25, 2003·116 cites·38 claims
- 2793US9156032B2Apparatus and method for analyzing fluid samplePETERSON KURT E·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 13, 2015·29 cites·20 claims
- 2893US7188001B2System and method for temperature controlCEPHEID·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 6, 2007·103 cites·41 claims
- 2993US5658515APolymer micromold and fabrication processFiled 1995·Granted Aug 19, 1997·263 cites·19 claims
- 3092US7255833B2Apparatus and reaction vessel for controlling the temperature of a sampleCEPHEID·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 14, 2007·105 cites·74 claims
- 3192US6979424B2Integrated sample analysis deviceCEPHEID·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 27, 2005·112 cites·6 claims
- 3292US6319474B1Microfabricated instrument for tissue biopsy and analysisUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 20, 2001·63 cites·19 claims
- 3391US6004450AProcess for forming a porous silicon member in a crystalline silicon memberUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 21, 1999·90 cites·9 claims
- 3490US7169601B1Microfabricated reactorUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 30, 2007·72 cites·32 claims
- 3590US6102933ARelease mechanism utilizing shape memory polymer materialUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1999·Granted Aug 15, 2000·385 cites·30 claims
- 3687US6521181B1Microfabricated electrochemiluminescence cell for chemical reaction detectionUNIV CALFORNIA·Filed 1996·Granted Feb 18, 2003·97 cites·24 claims
- 3787US5911737AMicrofabricated therapeutic actuatorsUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 15, 1999·327 cites·9 claims
- 3885US5985217AMicrofabricated instrument for tissue biopsy and analysisUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 16, 1999·43 cites·15 claims
- 3984US5273716ApH optrodeELECTRIC POWER RES INST·Filed 1991·Granted Dec 28, 1993·72 cites·8 claims
- 4081US7578976B1Sleeve reaction chamber systemL LIVERMORE NAT SECURITY LLC·Filed 2000·Granted Aug 25, 2009·58 cites·13 claims
- 4180US10822661B2Method of multivariate molecule analysisMIODX·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 3, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 4274US7297313B1Microfabricated reactor, process for manufacturing the reactor, and method of amplificationUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 20, 2007·84 cites·21 claims
- 4373US5944717AMicromachined electrical cauterizerUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 31, 1999·182 cites·22 claims
- 4473US5819749AMicrovalveUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 13, 1998·168 cites·22 claims
- 4572US7935312B2Microfabricated reactor, process for manufacturing the reactor, and method of amplificationUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 2006·Granted May 3, 2011·2 cites·18 claims
- 4671US5771902AMicromachined actuators/sensors for intratubular positioning/steeringUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1995·Granted Jun 30, 1998·151 cites·20 claims
- 4767US2013220931A1Composition, apparatus, and method for separating an analyte from a sampleCEPHEID·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4865US2022193462A1Face Mask With Improved Air FlowSPIRITUS BIO INC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4964US5928161AMicrobiopsy/precision cutting devicesUNIV CALIFORNIA·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 27, 1999·120 cites·18 claims
- 5062US2014141424A1Method for separating an analyte from a sampleCEPHEID·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
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