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Martin A. Putnam
Also filed as: PUTNAM MARTIN A · PUTNAM MARTIN ANDREW
99 granted patents·14 pending applications·2,779 citations·filing 1998–2024
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113 records- 0198US7872804B2Encoded particle having a grating with variations in the refractive indexILLUMINA INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 18, 2011·104 cites·22 claims
- 0298US6470036B1Tunable external cavity semiconductor laser incorporating a tunable bragg gratingCIDRA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 22, 2002·104 cites·11 claims
- 0398US6422084B1Bragg grating pressure sensorWEATHERFORD LAMB·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 23, 2002·177 cites·73 claims
- 0497US8049893B2Methods of identifying analytes and using encoded particlesILLUMINA INC·Filed 2010·Granted Nov 1, 2011·20 cites·20 claims
- 0597US7508608B2Lithographically fabricated holographic optical identification elementILLUMINA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 24, 2009·31 cites·13 claims
- 0697US6820489B2Optical differential pressure sensorWEATHERFORD LAMB·Filed 2003·Granted Nov 23, 2004·68 cites·20 claims
- 0796US7619819B2Method and apparatus for drug product tracking using encoded optical identification elementsILLUMINA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Nov 17, 2009·46 cites·34 claims
- 0896US7164533B2Hybrid random bead/chip based microarrayCYVERA CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 16, 2007·92 cites·23 claims
- 0995US8614852B2Elongated microparticles having an optically detectable code configured to at least one of reflect or filter lightKERSEY ALAN D·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 24, 2013·10 cites·21 claims
- 1095US6668656B2Optical sensor having differing diametersWEATHERFORD LAMB·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 30, 2003·48 cites·37 claims
- 1195US6490931B1Fused tension-based fiber grating pressure sensorWEATHERFORD LAMB·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 10, 2002·108 cites·86 claims
- 1294US11938710B2Microfluidic assay assemblies and methods of manufactureCYVEK INC·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 26, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 1394US6826343B2Multi-core waveguideCIDRA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 30, 2004·66 cites·48 claims
- 1494US6363089B1Compression-tuned Bragg grating and laserCIDRA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 26, 2002·54 cites·26 claims
- 1594US6310990B1Tunable optical structure featuring feedback controlCIDRA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 30, 2001·53 cites·22 claims
- 1693US7843567B2Methods of identifying an analyte and nucleic acid analysisILLUMINA INC·Filed 2009·Granted Nov 30, 2010·17 cites·49 claims
- 1793US7796333B2Encoded microparticles and a method for fabricatingILLUMINA INC·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 14, 2010·12 cites·40 claims
- 1893US7433123B2Optical identification element having non-waveguide photosensitive substrate with diffraction grating thereinILLUMINA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 7, 2008·29 cites·26 claims
- 1993US7349158B2Diffraction grating-based encoded micro-particles for multiplexed experimentsCYVERA CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 25, 2008·58 cites·136 claims
- 2093US6621957B1Temperature compensated optical deviceCIDRA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 16, 2003·58 cites·71 claims
- 2193US6563968B2Tunable optical structure featuring feedback controlCIDRA CORP·Filed 2001·Granted May 13, 2003·46 cites·30 claims
- 2293US6229827B1Compression-tuned bragg grating and laserCIDRA CORP·Filed 1999·Granted May 8, 2001·130 cites·48 claims
- 2392US11292237B2Microfluidic assay assemblies and methods of manufactureCYVEK INC·Filed 2019·Granted Apr 5, 2022·3 cites·20 claims
- 2492US10414143B2Microfluidic assay assemblies and methods of manufactureCYVEK INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 17, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 2592US7659983B2Hybrid random bead/chip based microarrayELECTRONICS AND TELECOMM RESAR·Filed 2006·Granted Feb 9, 2010·25 cites·31 claims
- 2692US7106513B2Diffraction grating-based encoded particleILLUMINA INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 12, 2006·81 cites·70 claims
- 2792US6776045B2Bragg grating pressure sensor for industrial sensing applicationsCIDRA CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 17, 2004·38 cites·33 claims
- 2891US7375890B2Method of manufacturing of a diffraction grating-based optical identification elementCYVERA CORP·Filed 2006·Granted May 20, 2008·26 cites·29 claims
- 2991US6982996B1Large diameter optical waveguide, grating, and laserWEATHERFORD LAMB·Filed 1999·Granted Jan 3, 2006·75 cites·94 claims
- 3091US6915048B2Fabry-perot filter/resonatorCIDRA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 5, 2005·51 cites·34 claims
- 3191US6626043B1Fluid diffusion resistant glass-encased fiber optic sensorWEATHERFORD LAMB·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 30, 2003·33 cites·41 claims
- 3290US7623624B2Method and apparatus for labeling using optical identification elements characterized by X-ray diffractionILLUMINA INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 24, 2009·13 cites·33 claims
- 3390US7604173B2Holographically encoded elements for microarray and other tagging labeling applications, and method and apparatus for making and reading the sameILLUMINA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 20, 2009·23 cites·42 claims
- 3490US7441703B2Optical reader for diffraction grating-based encoded optical identification elementsILLUMINA INC·Filed 2004·Granted Oct 28, 2008·38 cites·22 claims
- 3590US7399643B2Method and apparatus for aligning microbeads in order to interrogate the sameCYVERA CORP·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 15, 2008·52 cites·60 claims
- 3690US7092160B2Method of manufacturing of diffraction grating-based optical identification elementILLUMINA INC·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 15, 2006·35 cites·1 claims
- 3790US6594288B1Tunable raman laser and amplifierCIDRA CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 15, 2003·33 cites·32 claims
- 3889US8081792B2Fourier scattering methods for encoding microbeads and methods and apparatus for reading the sameMOON JOHN A·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 20, 2011·9 cites·40 claims
- 3989US6898338B2Fabry-Perot sensing element based on a large-diameter optical waveguideWEATHERFORD LAMB·Filed 2002·Granted May 24, 2005·36 cites·14 claims
- 4089US6597711B2Bragg grating-based laserCIDRA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 22, 2003·29 cites·75 claims
- 4189US6519388B1Tube-encased fiber gratingCIDRA CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Feb 11, 2003·85 cites·41 claims
- 4289US2024269976A1Microfluidic Assay Assemblies and Methods of ManufactureCYVEK INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 4388US8244088B2Large diameter optical waveguide, grating and laserPUTNAM MARTIN A·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 14, 2012·6 cites·20 claims
- 4488US7126755B2Method and apparatus for labeling using diffraction grating-based encoded optical identification elementsMOON JOHN A·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 24, 2006·76 cites·63 claims
- 4588US6996316B2Large diameter D-shaped optical waveguide and couplerCIDRA CORP·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 7, 2006·27 cites·30 claims
- 4687US9651568B2Methods and systems for epi-fluorescent monitoring and scanning for microfluidic assaysCYVEK INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 16, 2017·9 cites·20 claims
- 4787US9268983B2Optical system and method for reading encoded microbeadsILLUMINA INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 23, 2016·4 cites·20 claims
- 4887US7901630B2Diffraction grating-based encoded microparticle assay stickILLUMINA INC·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 8, 2011·11 cites·20 claims
- 4987US6452667B1Pressure-isolated bragg grating temperature sensorWEATHERFORD LAMB·Filed 1999·Granted Sep 17, 2002·65 cites·27 claims
- 5086US10065403B2Microfluidic assay assemblies and methods of manufactureCYVEK INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 4, 2018·6 cites·34 claims
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