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Patrick Kinney
Also filed as: KINNEY PATRICK · KINNEY PATRICK D
26 granted patents·21 pending applications·811 citations·filing 1990–2025
96Inventor score
Files withTECAN TRADING AG14APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS LLC8APPLIED MATERIALS INC6APPLERA CORP4LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP4
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47 records- 0196US6630996B2Optical method and apparatus for inspecting large area planar objectsREAL TIME METROLOGY INC·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 7, 2003·161 cites·52 claims
- 0295US6809809B2Optical method and apparatus for inspecting large area planar objectsREAL TIME METROLOGY INC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 26, 2004·119 cites·15 claims
- 0394US5909276AOptical inspection module and method for detecting particles and defects on substrates in integrated process toolsMICROTHERM LLC·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 1, 1999·210 cites·40 claims
- 0486US8934098B2Fast-indexing filter wheel and method of useCOX DAVID·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 13, 2015·9 cites·19 claims
- 0584US7394943B2Methods, software, and apparatus for focusing an optical system using computer image analysisAPPLERA CORP·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 1, 2008·27 cites·26 claims
- 0681US5267017AMethod of particle analysis on a mirror waferAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1992·Granted Nov 30, 1993·48 cites·18 claims
- 0780US5985680AMethod and apparatus for transforming a substrate coordinate system into a wafer analysis tool coordinate systemAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 16, 1999·60 cites·18 claims
- 0878US11666914B2Cartridge, electrowetting sample processing system and bead manipulation methodTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2018·Granted Jun 6, 2023·2 cites·25 claims
- 0976US12115532B2Cartridge, electrowetting sample processing system and bead manipulation methodTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2023·Granted Oct 15, 2024·0 cites·22 claims
- 1076US5083865AParticle monitor system and methodAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1990·Granted Jan 28, 1992·44 cites·13 claims
- 1176US2024118239A1Cartridge, Electrowetting Sample Processing System and Feeding ThereofTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 1275US7045756B2Methods and systems for in situ calibration of imaging in biological analysisAPPLERA CORP·Filed 2004·Granted May 16, 2006·9 cites·32 claims
- 1374US11933760B2Cartridge, electrowetting sample processing system and droplet formationTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2022·Granted Mar 19, 2024·0 cites·26 claims
- 1474US6122562AMethod and apparatus for selectively marking a semiconductor waferAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 19, 2000·43 cites·54 claims
- 1574US5422724AMultiple-scan method for wafer particle analysisAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1993·Granted Jun 6, 1995·56 cites·11 claims
- 1673US2025229266A1Method of treating a sampleTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 1772US11951482B2Cartridge and electrowetting sample processing system with delivery zoneTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2021·Granted Apr 9, 2024·0 cites·44 claims
- 1872US8602958B1Methods and assemblies for collecting liquid by centrifugationKINNEY PATRICK D·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 10, 2013·6 cites·29 claims
- 1969US11992833B2Pipette tip extension for treating a sample with a liquid attachable to a pipette tipTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2019·Granted May 28, 2024·0 cites·22 claims
- 2069US2025091050A1Optimized sequencing systems and methodsULTIMA GENOMICS INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2168US12436068B23D-printed mask for lysing at a location on a tissue sectionTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 7, 2025·0 cites·18 claims
- 2266US7875425B2Methods for monitoring polymerase chain reactionsAPPLIED BIOSYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 25, 2011·1 cites·19 claims
- 2366US2023279487A1Methods, systems, and apparatus for high throughput sequencingULTIMA GENOMICS INC·Filed 2023·Application pending·0 cites
- 2464US12455293B2Iterative liquid aspirationTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2021·Granted Oct 28, 2025·0 cites·12 claims
- 2564US12290804B2Method of treating a sampleTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2018·Granted May 6, 2025·0 cites·16 claims
- 2662US12434234B2Pipette tip extension, pipette tip, assembly of pipette tip and pipette tip extension, and method of useTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 7, 2025·0 cites·17 claims
- 2761US2015177061A1Methods and Systems for In Situ Calibration of Imaging in Biological AnalysisAPPLIED BIOSYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2860US2015060643A1Methods and Systems for In Situ Calibration of Imaging in Biological AnalysisAPPLIED BIOSYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 2959US2015102025A1Heated Cover Methods and TechnologyAPPLIED BIOSYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3058US7928354B2Methods and systems for in situ calibration of imaging in biological analysisLIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 19, 2011·0 cites·12 claims
- 3158US2014374407A1Heated Cover Methods and TechnologyAPPLIED BIOSYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3257US2014238976A1Heated Cover Methods and TechnologyAPPLIED BIOSYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3356US2008000892A1Heated cover methods and technologyAPPLERA CORP·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 3456US2019331639A1Cartridge, electrowetting sample processing system and droplet formationTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 3556US2019331638A1Cartridge, electrowetting sample processing system and feeding thereofTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 3655US2019329258A1Cartridge and electrowetting sample processing system with delivery zoneTECAN TRADING AG·Filed 2018·Application pending·0 cites
- 3753US2011254963A1Methods and Systems for In Situ Calibration of Imaging in Biological AnalysisLIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2011·Application pending·0 cites
- 3852US7541567B2Methods and systems for in situ validation of imaging in biological analysisAPPLIED BIOSYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 2, 2009·0 cites·9 claims
- 3952US2023256619A1Robotic sample handling systemKINNEY PATRICK·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 4051US5870187AMethod for aligning semiconductor wafer surface scans and identifying added and removed particles resulting from wafer handling or processingAPPLIED MATERIALS INC·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 9, 1999·16 cites·8 claims
- 4151US2011164862A1Heated cover methods and technologyLIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4249US2015191784A1Fast-Indexing Filter Wheel and Method of UseLIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 4348US2008285879A1Methods, Software, and Apparatus for Focusing an Optical System Using Computer Image AnalysisAPPLIED BIOSYSTEMS·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4448US2011123985A1Column enrichment of pcr beads comprising tethered ampliconsAPPLIED BIOSYSTEMS LLC·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4539US2006029948A1Sealing cover and dye compatibility selectionLIM GARY·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4639US2006291706A1Method of extracting intensity data from digitized imageAPPLERA CORP·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4736US8530158B2System and method for processing a biological sampleSONG MAENGSEOK·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 10, 2013·0 cites·18 claims
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